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1 coalesco
cŏ-ălesco, ălŭi, ălĭtum ( part. perf. only in Tac. and subseq. writers;I.contr. form colescat,
Varr. R. R. 1, 41, 2:colescere,
Lucr. 6, 1068:coluerunt,
id. 2, 1061 Lachm. N. cr.), v. inch. n. (most freq. since the Aug. per.; never in Cic.).To grow together with something, to unite.A.Prop., Lucr. 2, 1061:B.saxa vides solā colescere calce,
id. 6, 1068: ne prius exarescat surculus quam colescat, is united, sc. with the tree into which it is inserted, Varr. R. R. 1, 41, 2:gramen,
Col. 2, 18, 5:semen,
id. 3, 5, 2:triticum,
id. 2, 6 fin.:sarmentum,
id. 3, 18, 5 and 6; Dig. 41, 1, 9:arbor cum terra mea coaluit,
ib. 39, 2, 9, § 2:cilium vulnere aliquo diductum non coalescit,
Plin. 11, 37, 57, § 157; cf.vulnus,
id. 9, 51, 76, § 166, and v. II. A. infra.—In part. perf.: cujus ex sanguine concretus homo et coalitus sit, is formed or composed, Gell. 12, 1, 11; App. Dogm. Plat. 1, p. 171, 38.—Trop., to unite, agree together, coalesce (so in the histt., esp. Liv. and Tac., very freq.); absol.:II. A.Trojani et Aborigines facile coaluerunt,
Sall. C. 6, 2; id. J. 87, 3:solidā fide,
Tac. H. 2, 7:ut cum Patribus coalescerent animi plebis,
Liv. 2, 48, 1: animi coalescentium in dies magis duorum populorum, id, 1, 2, 5.—With in and acc.:multitudo coalescere in populi unius corpus poterat,
Liv. 1, 8, 1:in unum sonum,
Quint. 1, 7, 26:in bellum atrox,
Tac. A. 3, 38:in nomen nostrum,
id. ib. 11, 24:in hunc consensum,
id. H. 2, 37; cf.:coalesce-re ad obsequium,
id. A. 6, 44:brevi tantā concordiā coaluerant omnium animi, ut, etc.,
Liv. 23, 35, 9; cf. id. 1, 11, 2; 26, 40, 18:vixdum coalescens foventis regnum (the figure taken from the growing together of a wound),
id. 29, 31, 4; cf.:bellis civilibus sepultis coalescentibusque reipublicae membris,
Vell. 2, 90, 1; 4, 8, 5:(voces) e duobus quasi corporibus coalescunt, ut maleficus,
Quint. 1, 5, 65; id. 2, 9, 3 (v. the passage in connection):quieti coaliti homines,
i. e. united in a peaceful manner, Amm. 14, 5, 7.—Prop.. forte in eo loco grandis ilex coaluerat inter saxa, had sprung up, Sall. J. 93, 4; * Suet. Aug. 92:B.dum novus in viridi coalescit cortice ramus,
Ov. A. A. 2, 649.—Trop., to grow firm, take root, be consolidated:dum Galbae auctoritas fluxa, Pisonis nondum coaluisset,
Tac. H. 1, 21.—In part. perf.: [p. 357] coalitam libertate irreverentiam eo prorupisse, strengthened, Tac. A. 13, 26; so id. 14, 1:libertas,
confirmed, id. H. 4, 55:coalito more asper,
i. e. by inveterate habit, Amm. 14, 10, 4:pravitas,
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2 staðfesta
I)1) to give a fixed abode; staðfesta sik, to take up one’s abode;2) to make firm, steadfast (staðfestu þeir þetta mál með sér); staðfesta ráð sitt, to establish oneself; staðfesta at gera e-t, to make up one’s mind to do a thing;3) refl., staðfestast, to take up one’s abode, establish oneself (þá er ek kem at öðru sinni, mun ek hér staðfestast); to be determined (staðfestist þessi ráðagerð); to grow firm, strong (sem ríki hans staðfestist meirr).f.1) fixed abode, residence (hafa, taka staðfestu);2) steadfastness, stability, firmness;3) confirmation. -
3 ἀνορθόω
+ V 0-6-3-5-2=16 2 Sm 7,13.16; 1 Chr 17,12.14.24to set up again, to restore, to rebuild [τι] 2 Sm 7,13; to make stand upright [τι] Sir 27,14; to set up, to establish [τι] Jer 10,12; to set straight again, to set right, to correct [τινα] Ps 17(18),36οἱ μαστοὶ ἀνορθοῦνται the breasts grow firm Ez 16,7 -
4 закрепвам
вж. крепя1. закрепна become/grow stronger, grow more robust, gain in health; gain strengthзакрепвам се прен. stabilize, steady(за власт) gain a firm foothold2. закрепя вж. закрепявам* * *закрѐпвам,гл. become/grow stronger, grow more robust, gain in health; gain strength;\закрепвам се прен. stabilize, steady; (за власт) gain a firm foothold.——————гл.2. прен. consolidate, fortify, stabilize, strengthen.* * *embed; fasten: I will закрепвам that, so you can nail it. - Ще закрепя това, за да можеш да го заковеш.; fixate* * *1. (за власт) gain a firm foothold 2. 2, закрепя вж. закрепявам 3. || ЗАКРЕПВАМ ce прен. stabilize, steady 4. вж. крея.1, закрепна become/grow stronger, grow more robust, gain in health;gain strength -
5 затвърдявам
1. затвърдя harden, become hard, he hardened(за стави и пр.) stiffen, become/grow stiffзатвърдявам ce2. (втвьрдявам се) solidify, become solid, (become) firm(за хляб) become stale3. (установявам се) establish o.s.(за власт и пр.) become stable, come to stay4. затвърдя harden, stiffen, make hard/stiff5. (заздравявам) strengthen, consolidate, make firm; stabilize(знания) assimilate; make s.o. assimilate, make s.o. assimilate, help s.o. to assimilate; repeatзатвърдявам положението/позицията си consolidate/strengthen o.'s positionтова затвърди убеждението ми, че this confirmed my conviction that* * *затвърдя̀вам,гл.1. harden, become hard, he hardened; (за стави и пр.) stiffen, become/grow stiff;2. ( заздравявам) strengthen, consolidate, make firm; stabilize; ( знания) assimilate; make s.o. assimilate, help s.o. to assimilate; repeat; това затвърди убеждението ми, че this confirmed my conviction that;\затвърдявам се 1. ( втвърдявам се) solidify, become solid, (become) firm; (за хляб) become stale;2. ( установявам се) establish o.s.; (за власт и пр.) become stable, come to stay.* * *cement; confirm: This затвърдявамed my conviction that... - Това затвърди убеждението ми, че...; consolidate: затвърдявам o.'s position - затвърдявам позициите си; harden; fortify* * *1. (втвьрдявам се) solidify, become solid, (become) firm 2. (за власт и пр.) become stable, come to stay 3. (за стави и пр.) stiffen, become/ grow stiff 4. (за хляб) become stale 5. (заздравявам) strengthen, consolidate, make firm;stabilize 6. (знания) assimilate;make s.o. assimilate, make s.o. assimilate, help s.o. to assimilate;repeat 7. (установявам се) establish o.s. 8. 1, затвърдя harden, become hard, he hardened 9. 4, затвърдя 10. harden, stiffen, make hard/stiff 11. ЗАТВЪРДЯВАМ ce 12. ЗАТВЪРДЯВАМ положението/позицията си consolidate/strengthen o.'s position 13. това затвърди убеждението ми, че this confirmed my conviction that -
6 consolidar
v.1 to consolidate.Su aprobación consolida el negocio His approval consolidates the deal.2 to strengthen, to make cohesive, to make firm, to make solid.Su apoyo consolida mi decisión His support makes my decision firm.* * *1 to consolidate1 to consolidate* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=afianzar) to consolidate, strengthen2) (Arquit) to shore up3) (Econ) to fund2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <situación/posición/acuerdo> to consolidate; < amistad> to strengthen2) <deuda/préstamo> to consolidate2.consolidarse v pron situación/acuerdo to be consolidated; amistad/relación to grow stronger* * *= cement, consolidate, crystallise [crystallize -USA], establish, solidify, place + Nombre + on a secure footing.Ex. An in-house bulletin may serve to cement firm relationships with the library's personnel.Ex. We've eliminated the editorial proof section and consolidated that operation in the MARC verification group, so we're hoping that's going to improve the quality.Ex. Two areas of concern may be crystallized: the citation of a volume of conference proceedings, and the citation of one contribution in such a volume.Ex. The intention is to establish a general framework, and then to give exceptions or further explanation and examples for each area in turn.Ex. Libraries need to solidify around their new formats to integrate them fully with the mission and services.Ex. The success of the service in terms of use and solid revenue generated were sufficient to place the service on a secure footing.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <situación/posición/acuerdo> to consolidate; < amistad> to strengthen2) <deuda/préstamo> to consolidate2.consolidarse v pron situación/acuerdo to be consolidated; amistad/relación to grow stronger* * *= cement, consolidate, crystallise [crystallize -USA], establish, solidify, place + Nombre + on a secure footing.Ex: An in-house bulletin may serve to cement firm relationships with the library's personnel.
Ex: We've eliminated the editorial proof section and consolidated that operation in the MARC verification group, so we're hoping that's going to improve the quality.Ex: Two areas of concern may be crystallized: the citation of a volume of conference proceedings, and the citation of one contribution in such a volume.Ex: The intention is to establish a general framework, and then to give exceptions or further explanation and examples for each area in turn.Ex: Libraries need to solidify around their new formats to integrate them fully with the mission and services.Ex: The success of the service in terms of use and solid revenue generated were sufficient to place the service on a secure footing.* * *consolidar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹situación/posición/acuerdo› to consolidate; ‹amistad› to strengthen2 ( Mil) to consolidateB ‹deuda/préstamo› to consolidate; ‹compañías› to consolidate«situación/acuerdo» to be consolidated; «amistad/relación» to grow stronger* * *
consolidar ( conjugate consolidar) verbo transitivo
‹ amistad› to strengthen
consolidarse verbo pronominal [situación/acuerdo] to be consolidated;
[amistad/relación] to grow stronger
consolidar verbo transitivo, consolidarse verbo reflexivo to consolidate: se ha consolidado como una de las empresas más exitosas del momento, it has grown to currently become one of the most successful companies
' consolidar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afirmar
- consolidarse
- cimentar
English:
cement
- consolidate
- strengthen
- fund
* * *♦ vt1. [proyecto, democracia] to consolidate;[amistad] to strengthen;esa victoria la consolidó como una gran atleta that victory confirmed her as a great athlete2. Fin to consolidate* * *v/t consolidate* * *consolidar vt: to consolidate♦ consolidación nf -
7 вкоравявам
harden, stiffen, make stiff/rigidвкоравявам се stiffen, firm, grow/become stiff/hard/rigid(за хляб) become stale* * *вкоравя̀вам,гл. harden, stiffen, make stiff/rigid;\вкоравявам се stiffen, firm, grow/become stiff/hard/rigid; (за хляб) become stale.* * *1. (за хляб) become stale 2. harden, stiffen, make stiff/rigid 3. ВКОРАВЯВАМ cе stiffen, firm, grow/become stiff/hard/rigid -
8 pousser
pousser [puse]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb• pousser la porte/la fenêtre to push the door/window shut• peux-tu me pousser ? (balançoire, voiture en panne) can you give me a push?b. ( = stimuler) [+ élève, employé] to push ; [+ moteur] (techniquement) to soup up ; (en accélérant) to drive hard ; [+ voiture] to drive hard ; [+ feu] to stoke up ; [+ chauffage] to turn upc. ( = mettre en valeur) [+ candidat, protégé] to push ; [+ dossier] to help alongd. pousser qn à faire qch [faim, curiosité] to drive sb to do sth ; [personne] ( = inciter) to press sb to do sth ; ( = persuader) to talk sb into doing sth• pousser qn à la consommation to encourage sb to buy (or eat or drink etc)e. ( = poursuivre) [+ études, discussion] to continue ; [+ affaire] to follow up• pousser l'enquête/les recherches plus loin to carry on with the inquiry/the research• pousser la curiosité/la plaisanterie un peu (trop) loin to take curiosity/the joke a bit too farf. [+ cri, hurlement] to give ; [+ soupir] to heave2. intransitive verba. [plante] ( = sortir de terre) to sprout ; ( = se développer) to grow ; [barbe, enfant] to grow ; [dent] to come throughb. ( = faire un effort) (pour accoucher, aller à la selle) to pushd. ( = exagérer) (inf) to go too far• tu pousses ! that's going a bit far!• faut pas pousser ! that's going a bit far!3. reflexive verb► se pousser ( = se déplacer) to move• pousse-toi de là ! shift yourself!* * *puse
1.
1) ( déplacer) to push [vélo, meuble, personne]; ( écarter ce qui gêne) to move, to shift, to push [something] aside [objet]pousser une porte — ( pour la fermer) to push a door to
pousser un verrou — to push ou slide a bolt home
pousser quelqu'un du coude — to give somebody a dig ou to nudge somebody with one's elbow
2) ( entraîner)pousser quelqu'un à faire quelque chose — ( encourager) to encourage somebody to do something; ( vivement) to urge somebody to do something; ( contraindre) [faim, désespoir, haine] to drive somebody to do something
3) ( faire travailler plus) to push [élève]; to keep [somebody] at it [employé]; to ride [something] hard [monture]; to drive [something] hard [voiture]; to flog (colloq) [moteur]4) ( promouvoir) to push [produit, protégé]5) ( porter plus avant) to pursue [recherches, raisonnement]c'est pousser un peu loin la plaisanterie — that's carrying ou taking the joke a bit far
6) ( émettre) to let out [cri]; to heave [soupir]pousser un hurlement/miaulement — to howl/to miaow
pousser une gueulante — (colloq) to yell and scream (colloq)
2.
verbe intransitif1) ( croître) [enfant, plante, barbe, ongle] to grow; ( apparaître) [plante] to sprout; [dent] to come through; [immeuble, ville] to spring upse laisser or se faire pousser les cheveux — to grow one's hair
se laisser or se faire pousser la barbe — to grow a beard
2) ( aller)pousser plus loin/jusqu'à la ville — to go on further/as far as the town
3) (pour accoucher, aller à la selle) to push4) (colloq) ( exagérer) to overdo it, to go too far
3.
se pousser verbe pronominal ( pour faire de la place) to move over••à la va comme je te pousse — (colloq) any old how
se pousser du col — (colloq) to push oneself forward, to be pushy (colloq)
* * *puse1. vt1) (= déplacer) to push, [objet qui gêne] to moveIls ont dû pousser la voiture. — They had to push the car.
Pousse la chaise, si elle te gêne. — Move the chair if it's in your way.
2) (= bousculer) to pushIl m'a poussé. — He pushed me.
Quelqu'un l'a poussé sur la voie. — Somebody pushed him onto the track.
3) (= appuyer sur) [bouton] to press, to push, [interrupteur] to press4) (= encourager)Je l'ai poussé à poser sa candidature. — I urged him to apply.
5) (= inciter)pousser qn à qch [jalousie, ambition] — to drive sb to sth
Cela l'avait poussé à une réévaluation de sa carrrière. — This drove him to re-evaluate his career., This made him re-evaluate his career.
6) (= acculer)pousser qn à qch [faillite, boisson] — to drive sb to sth
7) (= mener)pousser qch jusqu'à... — to take sth so far as...
Il a poussé le dévouement jusqu'à l'héberger pendant plus d'un mois. — He was so devoted to her that he put her up for more than a month.
8) (forcer) [moteur, voiture] to drive hard9) (= faire progresser) [personne] to pushSes parents l'ont beaucoup poussé dans ses études. — His parents have pushed him hard in his studies.
10) (= poursuivre) [discussion, expérience] to pursue11) (= émettre)pousser un cri — to shout, to cry out
2. vi1) (= croître) to growMes cheveux poussent vite. — My hair grows quickly.
faire pousser [plante] — to grow
2) (pour déplacer) to pushViens m'aider à pousser. — Come and help me push.
3) (= bousculer) to pushArrêtez de pousser, derrière! — Stop pushing at the back!
4) (= aller)* * *pousser verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( déplacer) to push [brouette, vélo, meuble, personne]; ( écarter ce qui gêne) to move, to shift, to push [sth] aside [objet]; tu m'as poussé! you pushed me!; pousser une voiture en panne to push a broken-down car; pousser le lit contre le mur/vers la gauche to push the bed (up) against the wall/over to the left; pousser une porte ( pour la fermer) to push a door to; ( pour l'ouvrir) to push a door open; pousser un verrou to push ou slide a bolt home; peux-tu pousser ta voiture? elle gêne can you move your car? it's in the way; pousse tes fesses◑! shove over○!; le vent pousse les nuages vers l'est the wind is blowing ou pushing the clouds in an easterly direction; le vent poussait le bateau vers la côte the wind was driving the boat toward(s) the shore; pousser les enfants vers la sortie to hustle the children toward(s) the exit; pousser un ballon du pied ( l'écarter) to kick a ball out of the way; ( le faire avancer) to kick a ball along; pousser qn du coude to give sb a dig ou to nudge sb with one's elbow; ⇒ bouchon, ortie;2 ( entraîner) c'est la jalousie/l'ambition qui le pousse he's driven by jealousy/ambition; poussé par la pitié stirred by pity; poussé par le désir de les aider prompted by a desire to help them; c'est sa femme qui le pousse à boire it's his wife who drives him to drink; pousser qn à faire qch ( encourager) to encourage sb to do sth; ( vivement) to urge sb to do sth; ( contraindre) [faim, désespoir, haine] to drive sb to do sth; pousser qn à la dépense to encourage sb to spend more money; pousser à la consommation to encourage people to buy more; ( au bar) to encourage people to drink more; son professeur le pousse (à s'orienter) vers la biologie his teacher is encouraging him to do biology; mes amis me poussent à accepter my friends are urging me to accept; pousser qn au désespoir/suicide to drive sb to despair/suicide; c'est ce qui m'a poussé vers l'enseignement/à écrire cette lettre that's what made me take up teaching/write this letter; elle ne voulait pas vendre, on l'y a poussée she didn't want to sell, she was pushed into it; tout me pousse à croire que everything leads me to believe that; il n'a pas fallu le pousser beaucoup pour qu'il parle he didn't need much prompting to talk;3 ( faire travailler plus) to push [élève]; to keep [sb] at it [employé]; to ride [sth] hard [monture]; to drive [sth] hard [voiture]; to flog○ [moteur]; on ne pousse pas assez les élèves pupils are not pushed hard enough; pousser les feux to stoke up;4 ( promouvoir) to push [produit, protégé];5 ( porter plus avant) to pursue [recherches, études, raisonnement]; si l'on pousse plus loin cette logique if we pursue this line of reasoning (further); c'est pousser un peu loin la modestie/la plaisanterie that's carrying ou taking modesty/the joke a bit far; pousser le perfectionnisme à l'extrême to be too much of a perfectionist; pousser le courage jusqu'à la folie to be insanely brave; pousser la bêtise/l'abnégation/la prudence jusqu'à faire to be stupid/self-denying/cautious enough to do; pousser son effort jusqu'aux limites de l'endurance to push oneself to the limit;6 ( émettre) to let out [cri]; to heave [soupir]; pousser un hurlement/miaulement/rugissement to howl/miaow/roar; pousser une gueulante○ to yell and scream○; pousser la chansonnette or romance, en pousser une○ to sing a song.B vi1 ( croître) [enfant, plante, barbe, ongle] to grow; ( apparaître) [plante] to sprout; [dent] to come through; fig [immeuble, ville] to spring up; l'arbre a poussé de 50 cm the tree has grown 50 cm; les radis commencent à pousser the radishes are coming up ou sprouting; sa première dent pousse his/her first tooth is coming through, he's/she's cutting his/her first tooth; les villes nouvelles ont poussé comme des champignons new towns have sprung up like mushrooms; je fais pousser des légumes I grow vegetables; ça fait pousser le gazon/les cheveux it makes the grass/your hair grow; se laisser or se faire pousser les cheveux to grow one's hair; se laisser or se faire pousser la barbe/moustache to grow a beard/moustache GB ou mustache US; et le bébé, ça pousse○? how's your baby doing?; ⇒ aile;2 ( aller) pousser plus loin/jusqu'à la ville to go on further/as far as the town; on a poussé jusqu'au village suivant we carried on as far as the next village;3 (pour accoucher, aller à la selle) to push;4 ( faire pression) le juge a poussé pour qu'on les acquitte the judge pressed the jury for an acquittal;5 ○( exagérer) to overdo it, to go too far; tu ne crois pas que tu pousses un peu? don't you think you're overdoing it?; cinq euros pièce, faut pas pousser○! five euros each, that's a bit steep○!C se pousser vpr1 ( pour faire de la place) to move over;2 ○( pour réussir) to try to get on in life.à la va comme je te pousse any old how; se pousser du col○ to push oneself forward, to be pushy; pousser qn au cul● or aux fesses○ to give sb a kick up the backside○.[puse] verbe transitif1. [faire avancer - caddie, fauteuil roulant, landau] to push, to wheel (along) ; [ - moto en panne] to push, to walk ; [ - caisse] to push (along) ou forward ; [ - pion] to move forwarda. [sur une distance] we'll push the car (along)b. [pour la faire démarrer] we'll push-start the car, we'll give the car a push (to start it)ils essayaient de pousser les manifestants vers la place they were trying to drive ou to push the demonstrators towards the square2. [enclencher, appuyer sur - bouton, interrupteur] to push (in) (separable), to press on (inseparable)pousser un levier vers le haut/bas to push a lever up/downa. [pour ouvrir] to slide a bolt outb. [pour fermer] to slide a bolt in ou homea. [doucement, pour l'ouvrir] to push a door openb. [doucement, pour la fermer] to push a door to ou shutpousser quelqu'un du coude [pour l'alerter, accidentellement] to nudge somebody with one's elbowc'est l'orgueil qui le pousse he is spurred on ou driven by prideon n'a pas eu à le pousser beaucoup pour qu'il accepte he didn't need much pressing ou persuasion to acceptpousser quelqu'un à quelque chose: pousser quelqu'un à la consommation to encourage somebody to buy ou to consumepousser quelqu'un au désespoir/suicide to drive somebody to despair/suicidea. [suj: curiosité, jalousie] to drive somebody to do somethingb. [suj: pitié soudaine] to prompt somebody to do somethingc. [suj: personne] to incite somebody to do ou to push somebody into doing ou to prompt somebody to do somethingelle le pousse à divorcer [elle l'en persuade] she's talking him into getting a divorce6. [poursuivre - recherches] to press on ou to carry on with (inseparable) ; [ - discussion, études, analyse] to continue, to carry on (with) ; [ - argumentation] to carry on (with) (inseparable), to push further ; [ - comparaison, interrogatoire] to take further ; [ - avantage] to press home (inseparable)pousser la plaisanterie un peu loin to take ou to carry the joke a bit too farelle a poussé l'audace jusqu'à... she was bold enough to...[aux enchères]7. [forcer - moteur] to push ; [ - voiture] to drive hard ou fast ; [ - chauffage] to turn up (separable) ; [ - son] to turn up (separable)[encourager - candidat, jeune artiste] to pushsi tu la pousses un peu sur le sujet, tu verras qu'elle ne sait pas grand-chose if you push her a bit on the subject, you'll see that she doesn't know much about it8. [émettre]b. [oiseau] to callpousser un soupir to sigh, to heave a sighpousser des cris/hurlements de douleur to scream/to yell with painpousser la chansonnette (familier) ou la romance (familier) , en pousser une (familier) to sing a song————————[puse] verbe intransitif1. [grandir - arbre, poil, ongle] to grow ; [ - dent] to come throughdes tours poussent partout dans mon quartier there are high-rise blocks springing up all over the place where I liveet si tu laissais pousser ta barbe? what about growing ou why don't you grow a beard?2. [avancer] to push onpoussons un peu plus loin let's go ou push on a bit further3. (familier) [exagérer]deux heures de retard, tu pousses! you're two hours late, that's a bit much!je veux 25 % d'augmentation — tu ne trouves pas que tu pousses un peu? I want a 25% pay rise — don't you think that's pushing it a bit?ne poussez pas, il y en aura pour tout le monde! stop shoving ou pushing, there's plenty for everyone!5. [appuyer] to pushpousser sur ses pieds/jambes to push with one's feet/legs‘poussez’ ‘push’6. PHYSIOLOGIE [à la selle] to strain[dans l'enfantement] to push————————se pousser verbe pronominal (emploi passif)————————se pousser verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)les gens se poussaient pour voir arriver le Président people were pushing and shoving to get a look at the President————————se pousser verbe pronominal intransitif1. [se déplacer] to movea. [dans une rangée de chaises] could you move along a bit ou a few places?b. [sur un canapé, dans un lit] could you move over slightly?pousse-toi de là, tu vois bien que tu gênes! (familier) move over ou shove over, can't you see you're in the way?2. (familier) [hiérarchiquement] -
9 lujittua
yks.nom. lujittua; yks.gen. lujitun; yks.part. lujittui; yks.ill. lujittuisi; mon.gen. lujittukoon; mon.part. lujittunut; mon.ill. lujituttiinbe cemented (verb)be strengthened (verb)become firm (verb)consolidate (verb)grow firmer (verb)grow stable (verb)set (verb)stiffen (verb)strengthen (verb)* * *• consolidate• strengthen• stiffen• set• grow firmer• become firmer• become firm• be cemented• grow stable -
10 abogado
f. & m.1 lawyer, attorney, attorney-at-law, advocate.2 public attorney, solicitor.past part.past participle of spanish verb: abogar.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 lawyer, solicitor (tribunal supremo) barrister2 figurado advocate, champion\ejercer de abogado to practise law, be a lawyerabogado de oficio legal -aid lawyerabogado defensor counsel for the defenseabogado del diablo devil's advocateabogado del Estado public prosecutor, US attorney generalabogado laborista union lawyer* * *(f. - abogada)nounlawyer, attorney* * *abogado, -aSM / F1) lawyer, attorney(-at-law) (EEUU)ejercer de abogado — to practise o (EEUU) practice law
recibirse de abogado — esp LAm to qualify as a lawyer
abogado/a auxiliar — Méx junior lawyer
abogado/a criminalista — criminal lawyer
abogado/a defensor(a) — defending counsel
abogado/a del Estado — public prosecutor, attorney general (EEUU)
abogado/a de oficio — court-appointed counsel, duty solicitor, public defender (EEUU)
abogado/a de secano — barrack-room lawyer
abogado/a laboralista — labour lawyer, labor lawyer (EEUU)
abogado/a matrimonialista — divorce lawyer
abogado/a penalista — Méx criminal lawyer
2) (=defensor, partidario) champion, advocate* * *- da masculino, femenino ( en general) lawyer, solicitor ( in UK); ( ante un tribunal superior) attorney ( in US), barrister ( in UK)* * *= attorney, lawyer, prosecutor, barrister-at-law, barrister, trial lawyer.Ex. For example, an unwed woman who fears she is pregnant may have appointments made with an attorney in a legal assistance society and conselors in abortion clinics or maternity homes.Ex. Conceived initially to demonstrate a potential tool to assist lawyers in adjudicatory proceedings, the system appears to have potential for addressing a broad spectrum of record management requirements.Ex. This article discusses one case that illustrates how even well trained federal prosecutors can grow confused about how to apply the intellectual property law.Ex. A barrister-at-law Barry quickly adjusted himself to the particular problems of the library profession.Ex. An MP, a barrister, and a financial consultant present the case for charging Value Added Tax (VAT) on books.Ex. All this deterioration has been to complicate and thereby fatten the pockets of trial lawyers in collusion with our judges.----* abogado civil = civilian lawyer, people's lawyer.* abogado defensor = defence attorney [defense attorney, -USA].* abogado de la corona = Queen's Counsel (QC).* abogado del diablo = devil's advocate.* abogado del estado = Queen's Counsel (QC).* abogado de oficio = legal aid.* abogado especializado en divorcios = divorce lawyer.* abogado fiscal = prosecuting attorney, district attorney, district counsel.* abogado general = advocate-general.* abogado matrimonialista = divorce lawyer.* abogado procurador = solicitor.* abogado que asesora a los presos = jailhouse lawyer.* abogado sin escrúpulos = shyster, shark lawyer.* ayudante de abogado = paralegal [para-legal].* bufete de abogados = law centre, law firm, law office.* Colegio de Abogados = Law Society.* despacho de abogados = law centre, law office.* firma de abogados = legal assistance society, law firm.* jerga de los abogados = legalease.* * *- da masculino, femenino ( en general) lawyer, solicitor ( in UK); ( ante un tribunal superior) attorney ( in US), barrister ( in UK)* * *= attorney, lawyer, prosecutor, barrister-at-law, barrister, trial lawyer.Ex: For example, an unwed woman who fears she is pregnant may have appointments made with an attorney in a legal assistance society and conselors in abortion clinics or maternity homes.
Ex: Conceived initially to demonstrate a potential tool to assist lawyers in adjudicatory proceedings, the system appears to have potential for addressing a broad spectrum of record management requirements.Ex: This article discusses one case that illustrates how even well trained federal prosecutors can grow confused about how to apply the intellectual property law.Ex: A barrister-at-law Barry quickly adjusted himself to the particular problems of the library profession.Ex: An MP, a barrister, and a financial consultant present the case for charging Value Added Tax (VAT) on books.Ex: All this deterioration has been to complicate and thereby fatten the pockets of trial lawyers in collusion with our judges.* abogado civil = civilian lawyer, people's lawyer.* abogado defensor = defence attorney [defense attorney, -USA].* abogado de la corona = Queen's Counsel (QC).* abogado del diablo = devil's advocate.* abogado del estado = Queen's Counsel (QC).* abogado de oficio = legal aid.* abogado especializado en divorcios = divorce lawyer.* abogado fiscal = prosecuting attorney, district attorney, district counsel.* abogado general = advocate-general.* abogado matrimonialista = divorce lawyer.* abogado procurador = solicitor.* abogado que asesora a los presos = jailhouse lawyer.* abogado sin escrúpulos = shyster, shark lawyer.* ayudante de abogado = paralegal [para-legal].* bufete de abogados = law centre, law firm, law office.* Colegio de Abogados = Law Society.* despacho de abogados = law centre, law office.* firma de abogados = legal assistance society, law firm.* jerga de los abogados = legalease.* * *abogado -damasculine, feminine(en general) lawyer, solicitor ( BrE); (ante un tribunal superior) attorney ( AmE), barrister ( BrE)no necesito abogados, yo me sé defender ( fam); I don't need anyone to defend me, I can stand up for myselfCompuestos:● abogado criminalista, abogada criminalistamasculine, feminine criminal lawyer● abogado defensor, abogada defensoramasculine devil's advocate● abogado de oficio, abogada de oficio● abogado general, abogada general(UE) masculine, feminine advocate general● abogado del estado, abogada del estado● abogado laboralista, abogada laboralistamasculine, feminine labor* lawyer ( AmE), employment lawyer● abogado matrimonialista, abogada matrimonialistamasculine, feminine divorce lawyer● abogado penalista, abogada penalistamasculine, feminine criminal lawyer● abogado procesalista, abogada procesalista* * *
Del verbo abogar: ( conjugate abogar)
abogado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
abogado
abogar
abogado
( ante un tribunal superior) attorney ( in US), barrister ( in UK);
abogado del diablo devil's advocate
abogado,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino lawyer, solicitor, US attorney, US counsellor
(en tribunal supremo) barrister
abogado criminalista, criminal lawyer
abogado de oficio, legal aid lawyer
abogado del diablo, Devil's advocate
abogado del Estado, public prosecutor
abogado defensor, counsel for the defense
abogado laboralista, union lawyer
El término general es lawyer. Un solicitor prepara documentos legales, representa a su cliente en los tribunales inferiores y ayuda al barrister, quien representa a su cliente en los tribunales superiores. En algunos Estados de EE. UU. se emplea la palabra attorney y en otros counsellor, aunque las dos significan lo mismo: lawyer, abogado.
abogar verbo transitivo to plead
abogar en favor de, to plead for, defend
abogar por una causa, to advocate o champion sthg
' abogado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abogada
- bufete
- criminalista
- defensor
- defensora
- diablo
- estado
- estudiar
- laboralista
- letrada
- letrado
- minuta
- monta
- notaria
- notario
- oficio
- casar
- cliente
- clientela
- consultorio
- ejercer
- licenciado
- patrocinar
- preciarse
- procurador
- qué
English:
advice
- advocate
- attorney
- barrister
- charge
- client
- contact
- counsel
- counsellor
- counselor
- cross-examine
- dispose
- draw up
- lawyer
- local
- prosecution
- see
- service
- solicitor
- strike off
- brief
- from
- legal
- prosecutor
* * *abogado, -a nm,fabogado criminalista criminal lawyer;abogado defensor counsel for the defence;abogado del Estado public prosecutor;abogado de familia family lawyer;abogado laboralista labour lawyer;abogado matrimonialista divorce lawyer;abogado de oficio legal aid lawyer2. [intercesor] intermediary;[defensor] advocate;siempre ha sido un abogado de los pobres he has always stood up for the poorabogado del diablo devil's advocate;hacer de abogado del diablo to play devil's advocate* * *m, abogada f lawyer, Brbarrister;no le faltaron abogados fig there were plenty of people who defended him* * *abogado, -da n: lawyer, attorney* * *abogado n1. (en general) lawyer / solicitor2. (en tribunal superior) barrister -
11 grande
adj.1 big, large.este traje me está o me queda grande this suit is too big for meun gran artista a great artistel gran favorito the firm favoriteuna gran figura a big nameuna gran parte de mi trabajo implica… a large part of my job involves…una gran responsabilidad a heavy responsibilitya lo grande in a big way, in stylegrandes almacenes department storeGran Bretaña Great Britainel Gran Cañón the Grand Canyongran danés great Danegran éxito smash (hit) (disco, libro)los Grandes Lagos the Great Lakesla Gran Muralla (China) the Great Wall (of China)el gran público the general public2 old (de edad). (Mexican Spanish, River Plate)3 fantastic(informal). ( River Plate)4 magnus, Mag, magnum.5 grand, formidable, majestical, stately.m.grandee (noble).* * *► adjetivo1 (tamaño) large, big2 (fuerte, intenso) great3 (mayor) grown-up, old, big1 (de elevada jerarquía) great\a lo grande on a grand scale, in a big wayestar grande una cosa a alguien to be too big on somebodypasarlo en grande familiar to have a great timevivir a lo grande figurado to live in style* * *adj.1) big2) large3) great* * *1. ADJ( antes de sm sing gran)1) [de tamaño] big, large; [de estatura] big, tall; [número, velocidad] high, greatviven en una casa muy grande — they live in a very big o large house
¿cómo es de grande? — how big o large is it?, what size is it?
en cantidades más grandes — in larger o greater quantities
grandísimo — enormous, huge
un esfuerzo grandísimo — an enormous effort, a huge effort
¡grandísimo tunante! — you old rogue!
hacer algo a lo grande — to do sth in style, make a splash doing sth *
2) (=importante) [artista, hazaña] great; [empresa] bighay una diferencia no muy grande — there is not a very big o great difference
3) (=mucho, muy) greatse estrenó con gran éxito — it was a great success, it went off very well
4) [en edad](=mayor)ya eres grande, Raúl — you are a big boy now, Raúl
¿qué piensas hacer cuando seas grande? — what do you want to do when you grow up?
5)¡qué grande! — Arg * how funny!
2. SMF1) (=personaje importante)2) LAm (=adulto) adult3. SF1) Arg [de lotería] first prize, big prize2) And ** (=cárcel) clink **, jail* * *I1)a) ( en dimensiones) large, big; <boca/nariz> bigb) ( en demasía) too bigme queda or me está grande — it's too big for me
quedarle grande a alguien — puesto/responsabilidad to be too much for somebody
2) ( alto) tall3) (Geog)4) ( en edad)los más grandes pueden ir solos — the older o bigger ones can go on their own
5) (delante del n)a) (notable, excelente) greatun gran hombre/vino — a great man/wine
b) ( poderoso) big6)a) (en intensidad, grado) greatme llevé un susto más grande...! — I got such a fright!
una temporada de gran éxito — a very o a highly successful season
b) ( uso enfático)7)la gran parte or mayoría de los votantes — the great o vast majority of the voters
b) ( elevado)a gran velocidad — at high o great speed
en grande: lo pasamos en grande — we had a great time (colloq)
•IImasculino, femenino1) (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name2)a) ( mayor)quiero ir con los grandes — I want to go with the big boys/girls
b) ( adulto)•* * *= vast [vaster -comp., vastest -sup.], big [bigger -comp., biggest -sup.], bulky, considerable, deep [deeper -comp., deepest -sup.], extensive, great [greater -comp., greatest -sup.], heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.], high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], huge, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.], large scale [large-scale], tremendous, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], abysmal, heavyweight [heavy weight], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], of the highest order.Ex. If you add to this other access points, such as collections housed in old people's homes or day centres, prisons, hospitals, youth clubs, playgroups etc the coverage is vast.Ex. Fiction is a big item for children and also just for ordinary public library users.Ex. Like all enumerative schedules, the LC schedules are bulky, extending to some 8000 pages.Ex. The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.Ex. The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.Ex. The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.Ex. Clearly, great variations can be expected between different indexing languages for different databases.Ex. In fact, the area was well served by a very good neighbourhood advice centre which had a heavy workload of advice and information-giving.Ex. Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.Ex. A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.Ex. Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.Ex. It is in the development of such large-scale services that problems are seen most acutely.Ex. There has been tremendous growth in libraries since then, but, fundamentally, it has been possible to build on the foundation that nineteenth-century heroes constructed.Ex. The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.Ex. However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.Ex. The major problem encountered in encouraging young adults to use public libraries is the abysmal lack of specialist young adult librarians = El principal problema que se encuentra para es incentivar a los jóvenes a usar las bibliotecas públicas es la enorme falta de bibliotecarios especialistas en temas relacionados con los adolescentes.Ex. Heavyweight information technology firms such as IBM are appearing in the market and challenging traditional players.Ex. In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.Ex. I've got to tell you, and I do say this affectionately, but we're talking about a geek of the highest order.----* a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.* a gran velocidad = at great speed.* a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.* armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* a un gran coste = at (a) great expense.* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.* bastante grande = largish.* calabacín grande = marrow, marrow squash.* causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.* celebrar a lo grande = make + a song and dance about.* con gran capacidad = capacious.* con gran colorido = brightly coloured.* con gran densidad de población = densely populated.* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.* con gran esplendor = grandly.* con gran iluminación = brightly illuminated.* con gran motivación = highly-motivated.* con gran sentimiento = earnestly.* conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.* contribuir en gran medida a + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio, go far in + Gerundio, go far towards + Gerundio.* con una gran cultura = well-read.* con una gran diferencia = by a huge margin.* con una gran tradición = long-standing.* con un gran número de lectores = widely-read.* con un gran suspiro = with a deep sigh.* convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.* correr un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.* crear con gran destreza = craft.* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.* de gran belleza = scenic.* de gran calibre = high-calibre.* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.* de gran corazón = big-hearted.* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.* de gran formato = oversized.* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].* de gran influencia = seminal.* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.* de gran lujo = top-class.* de gran potencia = high-powered.* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.* de gran talento = talented.* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.* de gran venta = high selling.* demasiado grande = oversized.* describir a grandes rasgos = paint + a broad picture.* desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.* ejercer una gran influencia en = play + a strong hand in.* el gran hermano = big brother.* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.* empresa de grandes derroches = high roller.* en gran cantidad = prodigiously.* en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in bulk.* en grandes números = in record numbers, in record numbers.* en gran formato = oversize, oversized.* en gran medida = by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, to a great extent, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a large degree, to a great degree.* en gran número = numerously.* en gran parte = largely, in large part, in large measure, for the most part, to a great extent, to a great degree.* en un gran aprieto = in dire straits.* en un gran apuro = in dire straits.* esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.* expresión típica de Gran Bretaña = Briticism.* extra grande = extra-large.* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.* gran altura = high altitude.* gran aumento = heavy increase.* gran bebedor = heavy drinker.* gran belleza = scenic beauty.* Gran Bretaña = Britain, Great Britain.* gran calidad = high standard.* gran cantidad de = large crop of, mass of.* gran categoría = high standard.* gran cosa = big deal.* gran danés = Great Dane.* Gran Depresión, la = Depression, the, Great Depression, the.* grandes almacenes = department store.* grandes cantidades de = storerooms of, huge numbers of, huge numbers of, great numbers of.* grandes escritores, los = great imaginative writers, the.* grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas = great oaks from little acorns grow.* grandes sumas de dinero = vast sums of money.* grande superficie = shopping mall, shopping complex, shopping centre.* grandes y pequeños = great and small.* grande y tenebroso = cavernous.* gran ducado = grand-duchy.* gran espectáculo = extravaganza.* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.* gran grupo = constellation.* gran mentira = big fat lie.* gran nivel = high standard.* gran número de = great numbers of.* gran pantalla de televisión = large-screen television.* gran parte = much.* gran parte de = much of.* gran peso = heavy weight.* gran placer = great pleasure.* gran potencia = great power.* gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.* gran tiburón blanco = great white shark.* gran titular = headline banner.* hacer grandes esfuerzos por = take + (great) pains to.* hacer grandes progresos = make + great strides.* hacer un gran esfuerzo = go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo.* hacer un gran negocio = make + a killing.* IGE (Integración a Gran Escala) = LSI (Large Scale Integration).* influir en gran medida = become + a force.* jaula grande para pájaros = aviary.* jugador de grandes apuestas = high roller.* la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.* lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.* más grande = greater.* muy grande = big time.* Nombre + a gran escala = broad scale + Nombre.* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.* no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.* pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.* Pedro el Grande = Peter the Great.* pensar a lo grande = think + big.* Pie Grande = Bigfoot, Sasquatch.* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.* producir con gran destreza = craft.* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.* recorrer grandes distancias = travel + long distances.* revista que tiene una gran demanda popular = mass-market journal.* ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.* ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.* ser una gran ayuda = be a tower of strength.* ser un gran alivio = be a welcome relief.* ser un gran apoyo = be a tower of strength.* ser un gran avance = be half the battle.* ser un gran paso adelante = be half the battle.* taza grande = mug.* tener en gran estima = have + a very high regard for.* tener gran éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* tener gran importancia = be of high significance.* tener gran repercusión = be far reaching.* tener una gran tradición = have + a long ancestry.* tener un gran impacto = have + a big impact.* tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.* una gran cantidad de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of.* una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.* una gran diversidad de = a wide range of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of.* una gran experiencia = a wealth of experience.* una gran extensión de = a sea of.* una gran gama de = a wide range of, a rich tapestry of, a wide band of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.* una gran mayoría de = a large proportion of.* una gran parte de = a broad population of, a lion's share of.* una gran pérdida = a great loss.* una gran proporción de = a large proportion of.* una gran variedad de = a wide range of, a multiplicity of, a rich tapestry of, a plurality of, a broad variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.* un gran espectro de = a wide band of.* un gran número de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a plethora of, a wide range of, a full roster of, a fair number of, a great number of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a vast corpus of.* un gran repertorio de = an arsenal of, an armoury of [armory].* un gran volumen de = a vast corpus of.* venirle Algo grande a Alguien = get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.* WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).* * *I1)a) ( en dimensiones) large, big; <boca/nariz> bigb) ( en demasía) too bigme queda or me está grande — it's too big for me
quedarle grande a alguien — puesto/responsabilidad to be too much for somebody
2) ( alto) tall3) (Geog)4) ( en edad)los más grandes pueden ir solos — the older o bigger ones can go on their own
5) (delante del n)a) (notable, excelente) greatun gran hombre/vino — a great man/wine
b) ( poderoso) big6)a) (en intensidad, grado) greatme llevé un susto más grande...! — I got such a fright!
una temporada de gran éxito — a very o a highly successful season
b) ( uso enfático)7)la gran parte or mayoría de los votantes — the great o vast majority of the voters
b) ( elevado)a gran velocidad — at high o great speed
en grande: lo pasamos en grande — we had a great time (colloq)
•IImasculino, femenino1) (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name2)a) ( mayor)quiero ir con los grandes — I want to go with the big boys/girls
b) ( adulto)•* * *= vast [vaster -comp., vastest -sup.], big [bigger -comp., biggest -sup.], bulky, considerable, deep [deeper -comp., deepest -sup.], extensive, great [greater -comp., greatest -sup.], heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.], high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], huge, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.], large scale [large-scale], tremendous, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], abysmal, heavyweight [heavy weight], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], of the highest order.Ex: If you add to this other access points, such as collections housed in old people's homes or day centres, prisons, hospitals, youth clubs, playgroups etc the coverage is vast.
Ex: Fiction is a big item for children and also just for ordinary public library users.Ex: Like all enumerative schedules, the LC schedules are bulky, extending to some 8000 pages.Ex: The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.Ex: The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.Ex: The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.Ex: Clearly, great variations can be expected between different indexing languages for different databases.Ex: In fact, the area was well served by a very good neighbourhood advice centre which had a heavy workload of advice and information-giving.Ex: Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.Ex: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.Ex: Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.Ex: It is in the development of such large-scale services that problems are seen most acutely.Ex: There has been tremendous growth in libraries since then, but, fundamentally, it has been possible to build on the foundation that nineteenth-century heroes constructed.Ex: The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.Ex: However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.Ex: The major problem encountered in encouraging young adults to use public libraries is the abysmal lack of specialist young adult librarians = El principal problema que se encuentra para es incentivar a los jóvenes a usar las bibliotecas públicas es la enorme falta de bibliotecarios especialistas en temas relacionados con los adolescentes.Ex: Heavyweight information technology firms such as IBM are appearing in the market and challenging traditional players.Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.Ex: I've got to tell you, and I do say this affectionately, but we're talking about a geek of the highest order.* a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.* a gran velocidad = at great speed.* a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.* armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* a un gran coste = at (a) great expense.* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.* bastante grande = largish.* calabacín grande = marrow, marrow squash.* causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.* celebrar a lo grande = make + a song and dance about.* con gran capacidad = capacious.* con gran colorido = brightly coloured.* con gran densidad de población = densely populated.* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.* con gran esplendor = grandly.* con gran iluminación = brightly illuminated.* con gran motivación = highly-motivated.* con gran sentimiento = earnestly.* conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.* contribuir en gran medida a + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio, go far in + Gerundio, go far towards + Gerundio.* con una gran cultura = well-read.* con una gran diferencia = by a huge margin.* con una gran tradición = long-standing.* con un gran número de lectores = widely-read.* con un gran suspiro = with a deep sigh.* convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.* correr un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.* crear con gran destreza = craft.* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.* de gran belleza = scenic.* de gran calibre = high-calibre.* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.* de gran corazón = big-hearted.* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.* de gran formato = oversized.* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].* de gran influencia = seminal.* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.* de gran lujo = top-class.* de gran potencia = high-powered.* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.* de gran talento = talented.* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.* de gran venta = high selling.* demasiado grande = oversized.* describir a grandes rasgos = paint + a broad picture.* desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.* ejercer una gran influencia en = play + a strong hand in.* el gran hermano = big brother.* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.* empresa de grandes derroches = high roller.* en gran cantidad = prodigiously.* en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in bulk.* en grandes números = in record numbers, in record numbers.* en gran formato = oversize, oversized.* en gran medida = by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, to a great extent, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a large degree, to a great degree.* en gran número = numerously.* en gran parte = largely, in large part, in large measure, for the most part, to a great extent, to a great degree.* en un gran aprieto = in dire straits.* en un gran apuro = in dire straits.* esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.* expresión típica de Gran Bretaña = Briticism.* extra grande = extra-large.* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.* gran altura = high altitude.* gran aumento = heavy increase.* gran bebedor = heavy drinker.* gran belleza = scenic beauty.* Gran Bretaña = Britain, Great Britain.* gran calidad = high standard.* gran cantidad de = large crop of, mass of.* gran categoría = high standard.* gran cosa = big deal.* gran danés = Great Dane.* Gran Depresión, la = Depression, the, Great Depression, the.* grandes almacenes = department store.* grandes cantidades de = storerooms of, huge numbers of, huge numbers of, great numbers of.* grandes escritores, los = great imaginative writers, the.* grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas = great oaks from little acorns grow.* grandes sumas de dinero = vast sums of money.* grande superficie = shopping mall, shopping complex, shopping centre.* grandes y pequeños = great and small.* grande y tenebroso = cavernous.* gran ducado = grand-duchy.* gran espectáculo = extravaganza.* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.* gran grupo = constellation.* gran mentira = big fat lie.* gran nivel = high standard.* gran número de = great numbers of.* gran pantalla de televisión = large-screen television.* gran parte = much.* gran parte de = much of.* gran peso = heavy weight.* gran placer = great pleasure.* gran potencia = great power.* gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.* gran tiburón blanco = great white shark.* gran titular = headline banner.* hacer grandes esfuerzos por = take + (great) pains to.* hacer grandes progresos = make + great strides.* hacer un gran esfuerzo = go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo.* hacer un gran negocio = make + a killing.* IGE (Integración a Gran Escala) = LSI (Large Scale Integration).* influir en gran medida = become + a force.* jaula grande para pájaros = aviary.* jugador de grandes apuestas = high roller.* la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.* lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.* más grande = greater.* muy grande = big time.* Nombre + a gran escala = broad scale + Nombre.* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.* no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.* pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.* Pedro el Grande = Peter the Great.* pensar a lo grande = think + big.* Pie Grande = Bigfoot, Sasquatch.* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.* producir con gran destreza = craft.* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.* recorrer grandes distancias = travel + long distances.* revista que tiene una gran demanda popular = mass-market journal.* ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.* ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.* ser una gran ayuda = be a tower of strength.* ser un gran alivio = be a welcome relief.* ser un gran apoyo = be a tower of strength.* ser un gran avance = be half the battle.* ser un gran paso adelante = be half the battle.* taza grande = mug.* tener en gran estima = have + a very high regard for.* tener gran éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* tener gran importancia = be of high significance.* tener gran repercusión = be far reaching.* tener una gran tradición = have + a long ancestry.* tener un gran impacto = have + a big impact.* tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.* una gran cantidad de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of.* una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.* una gran diversidad de = a wide range of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of.* una gran experiencia = a wealth of experience.* una gran extensión de = a sea of.* una gran gama de = a wide range of, a rich tapestry of, a wide band of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.* una gran mayoría de = a large proportion of.* una gran parte de = a broad population of, a lion's share of.* una gran pérdida = a great loss.* una gran proporción de = a large proportion of.* una gran variedad de = a wide range of, a multiplicity of, a rich tapestry of, a plurality of, a broad variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.* un gran espectro de = a wide band of.* un gran número de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a plethora of, a wide range of, a full roster of, a fair number of, a great number of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a vast corpus of.* un gran repertorio de = an arsenal of, an armoury of [armory].* un gran volumen de = a vast corpus of.* venirle Algo grande a Alguien = get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.* WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).* * *A1 (en dimensiones) large, bigse mudaron a una casa más grande they moved to a larger o bigger housesus grandes ojos negros her big dark eyesun tipo grande, ancho de hombros a big, broad-shouldered guytiene la boca/nariz grande she has a big mouth/noseabra la boca más grande open wider2 (en demasía) too big¿esto será grande para Daniel? do you think this is too big for Daniel?estos zapatos me quedan or me están grandes these shoes are too big for mequedarle or ( Esp) venirle grande a algn «puesto/responsabilidad» to be too much for sbB (alto) tall¡qué grande está Andrés! isn't Andrés tall!, hasn't Andrés gotten* tall!C ( Geog):el Gran Buenos Aires/Bilbao Greater Buenos Aires/BilbaoD1( esp AmL) ‹niño/chico› (en edad): los más grandes pueden ir solos the older o bigger ones can go on their ownya eres grande y puedes comer solito you're a big boy now and you can feed yourselfcuando sea grande quiero ser bailarina when I grow up I want to be a ballet dancermis hijos ya son grandes my children are all grown up now2está saliendo con un tipo grande she's going out with an older guyE ( delante del n)1 (notable, excelente) greatun gran hombre/artista/vino a great man/artist/winela gran dama del teatro the grande dame of the theater2 (poderoso) biglos grandes bancos/industriales the big banks/industrialistslos grandes señores feudales the great feudal lordsa lo grande in style3(en importancia): son grandes amigos they're great friendsgrandes fumadores heavy smokersF ( fam)(increíble): ¡qué cosa más grande! ¡ya te he dicho 20 veces que no lo sé! this is unbelievable! I've told you 20 times already that I don't know!¿no es grande que ahora me echen la culpa a mí? ( iró); and now they blame me; great, isn't it? ( iro)G1 (en intensidad, grado) greatme causó una gran pena it caused me great sadnessme has dado una gran alegría you have made me very happycomió con gran apetito she ate hungrily o heartilyun día de gran calor a very hot daylos grandes fríos del 47 the great o big freeze of '47me llevé un susto más grande … I got such a frightpara mi gran vergüenza to my great embarrassmentse produjo una gran explosión there was a powerful explosiones un gran honor para mí it is a great honor* for meha sido una temporada de gran éxito it has been a very o a highly successful seasonno corre gran prisa it is not very urgentlas paredes tienen gran necesidad de una mano de pintura the walls are very much in need of a coat of paint2(uso enfático): eso es una gran verdad that is absolutely o very trueeres un grandísimo sinvergüenza you're a real swine ( colloq)ésa es la mentira más grande que he oído that's the biggest lie I've ever heardH1 (en número) ‹familia› large, big; ‹clase› bigla gran mayoría de los votantes the great o vast majority of the votersdedican gran parte de su tiempo a la investigación they devote much of o a great deal of their time to researchesto se debe en gran parte a que … this is largely due to the fact that …2(elevado): a gran velocidad at high o great speedvolar a gran altura to fly at a great heightun edificio de gran altura a very tall buildingun gran número de personas a large number of peopleobjetos de gran valor objects of great valueen grande: lo pasamos or nos divertimos en grande we had a great time ( colloq)Compuestos:masculine wide-angle lensel gran capital big businessmasculine Great Danela Gran Depresión the Great Depression( Astron): la gran explosión the Big Bangla Gran Guerra the Great Warmasculine Big Brotherel gran hermano te observa or te vigila Big Brother is watching youmasculine Grand Mastermasculine grand mastermasculine international grand masterfeminine grand operamasculine Grand Prixel gran público the general publicel gran simpático the sympathetic nervous systemmpl department storemasculine, feminineA (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name, leading playeruno de los tres grandes de la industria automovilística one of the big three names o one of the big three in the car industryB ( esp AmL)1(mayor): quiero ir con los grandes I want to go with the big boys/girlsla grande ya está casada their eldest (daughter) is already married2 (adulto) grown-upCompuesto:(Spanish) grandee o nobleman( RPl)la grande the big prize, the jackpotsacarse la grande (literal) to win the big prize o the jackpotse sacó la grande con ese marido she hit the jackpot with that husband* * *
grande adjetivo◊ gran is used before singular nouns
1
unos grande almacenes a department store
‹ clase› big;
la gran parte or mayoría the great majority
2
◊ ¡qué grande está Andrés! isn't Andrés tall!b) ( en edad):
ya son grandes they are all grown up now
3 (Geog):
4 ( delante del n)
a lo grande in style
5
‹ explosión› powerful;◊ ¡me llevé un susto más grande … ! I got such a fright!;
una temporada de gran éxito a very o a highly successful season;
son grandes amigos they're great friends;
eso es una gran verdad that is absolutely true;
¡qué mentira más grande! that's a complete lie!b) ( elevado):◊ a gran velocidad at high o great speed;
volar a gran altura to fly at a great height;
un gran número de personas a large number of people;
objetos de gran valor objects of great value;
en grande: lo pasamos en grande we had a great time (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femeninoa) ( mayor):
b) ( adulto):
grande adjetivo
1 (tamaño) big, large
grandes almacenes, department stores
2 (cantidad) large
3 fig (fuerte, intenso) great: es un gran músico, he is a great musician
♦ Locuciones: a lo grande, in style
figurado pasarlo en grande, to have a great time
' grande' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarcar
- alfombra
- ampliar
- ampliación
- armatoste
- así
- bastante
- bestial
- bloque
- buena
- bueno
- cabezón
- cabezona
- cabezudo
- cajón
- calabacín
- campeonato
- cantidad
- canto
- ciudad
- colosal
- consideración
- fenomenal
- formidable
- gran
- hermosa
- hermoso
- incalculable
- ingeniosa
- ingenioso
- mía
- mío
- monstruosa
- monstruoso
- monumental
- nuestra
- nuestro
- pila
- puerta
- quedar
- señor
- suficientemente
- suma
- sumo
- terraza
- tirada
- tremenda
- tremendo
- venir
- bailar
English:
abnormally
- above
- ample
- army
- awful
- bag
- baggy
- bay
- big
- boat
- border
- box
- breaker
- brush
- bulk
- carve
- cauldron
- cushion
- deposit
- enough
- extend
- grand
- great
- grow
- hers
- in
- integrate
- large
- lion
- manufacturer
- marrow
- mighty
- mine
- outrank
- overgrown
- paving stone
- place
- roller
- set on
- set upon
- slight
- spanking
- style
- tablespoonful
- tea urn
- temptation
- terrific
- time
- to
- tub
* * *♦ adj1. [de tamaño] big, large;el gran Buenos Aires/Santiago greater Buenos Aires/Santiago, the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires/Santiago;Figel cargo le viene grande he's not up to the job;Fampagó con un billete de los grandes he paid with a large notegrandes almacenes department store; Fot gran angular wide-angle lens;la Gran Barrera de Coral the Great Barrier Reef;Gran Bretaña Great Britain;el Gran Cañón (del Colorado) the Grand Canyon;gran danés Great Dane;Hist la Gran Depresión the Great Depression;gran ducado grand duchy;la Gran Explosión the Big Bang;la Gran Guerra the Great War;los Grandes Lagos the Great Lakes;gran maestro [en ajedrez] grand master;Hist Gran Mogol Mogul;la Gran Muralla (China) the Great Wall (of China);Dep Gran Premio Grand Prix; Hist el Gran Salto Adelante the Great Leap Forward;gran simio antropoide great ape;gran slam [en tenis] grand slam;Esp Com gran superficie hypermarket2. [de altura] tall;¡qué grande está tu hermano! your brother's really grown!3. [en importancia] great;una gran mujer a great woman;los grandes bancos the major banks;la gran mayoría está a favor del proyecto the great o overwhelming majority are in favour of the project;el éxito se debe en gran parte a su esfuerzo the success is largely due to her efforts, the success is in no small measure due to her efforts4. [en intensidad] great;es un gran mentiroso he's a real liar;¡qué alegría más grande! what joy!me dijeron que todavía no soy grande como para salir solo they told me I'm not big enough to go out on my own yetsiempre se llevó bien con gente más grande he always got on well with older peopleayer le hice un favor y hoy me vuelve la espalda, ¡grande! great! I did him a favour and now he doesn't want to know!9. CompFamhacer algo a lo grande to do sth in a big way o in style;vivir a lo grande to live in style;pasarlo en grande to have a great time♦ nm1. [noble] grandeeGrande de España = one of highest-ranking members of Spanish nobility2. [persona, entidad importante]uno de los grandes del sector one of the major players in the sector;los tres grandes de la liga the big three in the league;uno de los grandes de la literatura mexicana one of the big names in Mexican literature♦ nfRP [en lotería] first prize, jackpot;se sacó la grande con ese trabajo [tuvo buena suerte] she hit the jackpot with that job;con esa nuera que tiene le tocó la grande [tuvo mala suerte] you've got to feel sorry for her having a daughter-in-law like that♦ interjRP Fam [fantástico] great!* * *I adj1 big, large;me viene grande the jacket is too big for me;el cargo le viene grande the job is too much for him2:a lo grande in style;pasarlo en grande have a great timeII m/f1 L.Am. ( adulto) grown-up, adult;grandes y pequeños young and old2 ( mayor) eldest* * *1) : large, bigun libro grande: a big book2) alto: tall3) notable: greatun gran autor: a great writercon gran placer: with great pleasure5) : old, grown-uphijos grandes: grown children* * *grande adj¿es muy grande el jardín? is the garden very big?2. (número, cantidad) large3. (importante) great -
12 Boden
m; -s, Böden1. (Erdreich) soil; fruchtbarer / magerer Boden fertile / barren soil; lockerer / verdichteter Boden loose / compressed soil; sandiger / steiniger Boden sandy / stony ground; leichter / mittelschwerer / schwerer Boden light / loamy / heavy ( oder clayey) soil; durchlässiger / lehmiger Boden permeable / loamy soil; den Boden bebauen oder bestellen develop ( oder till) land; ( wie Pilze) aus dem Boden schießen mushroom (up); Schadstoffe etc. gelangen in den Boden get into the soil; ein Rat / eine Mahnung etc. fällt auf fruchtbaren Boden fig. advice / a warning etc. falls on fertile ground ( oder has an effect); etw. aus dem Boden stampfen fig. conjure s.th. up (out of thin air); wie aus dem Boden gewachsen as if by magic; sie wäre am liebsten vor Scham in den Boden versunken she wished that the earth would open up and swallow her; Grund2. nur Sg.; (Erdoberfläche) ground; (Fußboden) floor (auch im Wagen etc.); fester Boden firm ground; auf den oder zu Boden fallen oder zu Boden stürzen fall to the ground ( innen: floor); zu Boden gehen (beim Boxen etc.) go down; auf dem oder am Boden liegen lie on the ground; fig. be finished ( oder bankrupt); etw. vom Boden aufheben pick s.th. up (off the ground); jemanden zu Boden schlagen oder strecken knock s.o. down (to the ground), floor s.o.; die Augen zu Boden schlagen cast one’s eyes down (to the ground); jemanden zu Boden drücken konkret: pin ( oder press oder weigh) s.o. down; fig. destroy s.o., bear s.o. down; ( festen) Boden fassen get a (firm) footing oder foothold; fig. find one’s feet; Idee etc.: take hold ( oder root); festen Boden unter den Füßen haben be standing on firm ground, be on terra firma; den Boden unter den Füßen verlieren konkret: lose one’s footing; (unsicher werden) be thrown off balance; fig. get out of one’s depth; jemandem den Boden unter den Füßen wegziehen fig. pull the rug out from under s.o.; sich auf gefährlichem oder unsicherem oder schwankendem Boden bewegen be treading on slippery ground, be skating on thin ice; der Boden wurde ihm zu heiß oder der Boden brannte ihm unter den Füßen fig. things got too hot for him; den Boden für etw. bereiten prepare the ground for s.th.; am Boden zerstört umg. (entsetzt) (completely) devastated; (erschöpft) completely drained, washed out; (an) Boden gewinnen / verlieren gain / lose ground; Boden zurückgewinnen make up for lost ground3. eines Gefäßes: bottom; eine Kiste etc. mit doppeltem Boden with a false bottom; Moral mit doppeltem Boden fig. double standards Pl.4. nur Sg.; (Grund) eines Gewässers: bottom; auf dem oder am Boden des Meeres on the sea(-)bed (Am. auch ocean floor)5. (Gebiet): auf britischem etc. Boden on British etc. soil; heiliger Boden holy ( oder consecrated) ground; heimatlicher Boden home territory6. fig. (Grundlage) basis; auf dem Boden des Grundgesetzes stehen be within the Constitution; auf dem Boden der Tatsachen bleiben stick ( oder keep) to the facts; den Boden der Tatsachen verlassen get away from ( oder forget) the facts; einem Argument etc. den Boden entziehen knock the bottom out of; Handwerk hat goldenen Boden you can’t go wrong if you learn a trade7. (Tortenboden) base* * *der Boden(Ackerboden) soil;(Dachboden) attic;(Erdboden) ground; earth;(Fußboden) floor;(Gefäßboden) bottom* * *Bo|den ['boːdn]m -s, ordm;['bøːdn]1) (= Erde, Grundfläche) ground; (= Erdreich auch) soil; (= Fußboden) floor; (= Grundbesitz) land; (no pl = Terrain) soilauf spanischem Bóden — on Spanish soil
zu Bóden fallen — to fall to the ground
jdn zu Bóden schlagen or strecken — to knock sb down, to floor sb
festen Bóden unter den Füßen haben, auf festem Bóden sein — to be or stand on firm ground, to be on terra firma
keinen Fuß auf den Bóden bekommen (fig) — to be unable to find one's feet; (fig: in Diskussion) to get out of one's depth
ihm wurde der Bóden (unter den Füßen) zu heiß (fig) — things were getting too hot for him
jdm den Bóden unter den Füßen wegziehen (fig) — to cut the ground from under sb's feet (Brit), to pull the carpet out from under sb's feet
ich hätte ( vor Scham) im Bóden versinken können (fig) — I was so ashamed that I wished the ground would (open and) swallow me up
am Bóden zerstört sein (inf) — to be shattered (Brit fig inf) or devastated
(an) Bóden gewinnen/verlieren (fig) — to gain/lose ground
etw aus dem Bóden stampfen (fig) — to conjure sth up out of nothing; Häuser auch to build overnight
er stand wie aus dem Bóden gewachsen vor mir — he appeared in front of me as if by magic
auf fruchtbaren Bóden fallen (fig) — to fall on fertile ground
jdm/einer Sache den Bóden bereiten (fig) — to prepare the ground for sb/sth
See:2) (= unterste Fläche) (von Behälter) bottom; (von Meer auch) seabed; (von Hose) seat; (= Tortenboden) baseSee:→ doppelt3) (Raum) (= Dachboden, Heuboden) loft; (= Trockenboden) (für Getreide) drying floor; (für Wäsche) drying room4) (fig = Grundlage)auf dem Bóden der Wissenschaft/Tatsachen/Wirklichkeit stehen — to base oneself on scientific fact/on fact/on reality; (Behauptung) to be based or founded on scientific fact/on fact/on reality
sie wurde hart auf den Bóden der Wirklichkeit zurückgeholt — she was brought down to earth with a bump
auf dem Bóden der Tatsachen bleiben — to stick to the facts
den Bóden der Tatsachen verlassen — to go into the realm of fantasy
sich auf unsicherem Bóden bewegen — to be on shaky ground
er steht auf dem Bóden des Gesetzes (= nicht ungesetzlich) (= hat Gesetz hinter sich) — he is within the law he has the backing of the law
* * *der1) (the lowest part of anything: the bottom of the sea.) bottom2) (the solid surface of the Earth: lying on the ground; high ground.) ground3) (the upper layer of the earth, in which plants grow: to plant seeds in the soil; a handful of soil.) soil* * *Bo·den<-s, Böden>[ˈbo:dn̩, pl bø:dn̩]mfetter/magerer \Boden fertile/barren [or poor] soildiese Böden sind [o dieser \Boden ist] für den Ackerbau nicht geeignet this land is not suited for farmingaus dem \Boden schießen (a. fig) to sprout [or spring] [or shoot] up a. figden \Boden verbessern to ameliorate the soilder \Boden bebte the ground shooknach dem Flug waren die Reisenden froh, wieder festen \Boden zu betreten after the flight the passengers were glad to be [or stand] on firm ground [or on terra firma] [again][wieder] festen [o sicheren] \Boden unter die Füße bekommen [o unter den Füßen haben] to be back on terra firma; (nach einer Schiffsreise a.) to be back on dry land; (nach einer Flugreise a.) to be back on the groundauf britischem/deutschem \Boden on British/German soilauf eigenem Grund und \Boden on one's own propertywieder den \Boden seiner Heimat betreten to be back under one's native skiesheiliger \Boden holy groundfeindlicher \Boden enemy territorybei Marianne kann man vom \Boden essen Marianne's floors are so clean that you could eat off themvor Scham wäre ich am liebsten in den \Boden versunken I was so ashamed that I wished the ground would open up and swallow medie Augen zu \Boden schlagen to look downbeschämt/verlegen zu \Boden schauen to look down in shame/embarrassmentzu \Boden fallen [o sinken] to fall to the groundsie sank ohnmächtig zu \Boden she fell unconscious to the grounddann fiel der König tot zu \Boden then the king dropped deadzu \Boden gehen Boxer to go downdie Skisachen sind alle oben auf dem \Boden all the ski gear is [up] in the loft [or attic6. (Regalboden) shelfdie Preise haben den \Boden erreicht prices hit rock-bottomder Koffer hat einen doppelten \Boden the suitcase has a false bottomauf dem \Boden des Meeres/Flusses at the bottom of the sea/river, on the seabed/riverbedeine Moral mit einem doppelten \Boden double standards pl8. (Tortenboden) [flan] basejdm/etw den \Boden bereiten to pave the way for sb/sth fig[wieder] auf festem \Boden sein to have a firm base [again]; Unternehmen to be back on its feet [again] figauf dem \Boden des Gesetzes stehen to be within [or to conform to] the constitutionauf dem \Boden der Tatsachen bleiben/stehen to stick to the facts/to be based on factsden \Boden der Tatsachen verlassen to get into the realm of fantasyauf den \Boden der Wirklichkeit zurückkommen to come down to earth fig10.▶ jdm brennt der \Boden unter den Füßen [o wird der \Boden unter den Füßen zu heiß] (fam) things are getting too hot [or are hotting up too much] for sb▶ festen [o sicheren] \Boden unter den Füßen haben (sich seiner Sache sicher sein) to be sure of one's ground; (eine wirtschaftliche Grundlage haben) to be on firm ground fig▶ wieder festen [o sicheren] \Boden unter die Füße bekommen [o unter den Füßen haben] (wieder Halt bekommen) to find one's feet again figich hoffe, mein Ratschlag ist auf fruchtbaren \Boden gefallen I hope my advice has made some impression on you▶ den \Boden unter den Füßen verlieren (die Existenzgrundlage verlieren) to feel the ground fall from beneath one's feet fam; (haltlos werden) to have the bottom drop out of one's world fam▶ jdm den \Boden unter den Füßen wegziehen to cut the ground from under sb's feet fam, to pull the rug [out] from under sb's feet fig fam▶ [jdm/etw gegenüber] an \Boden gewinnen (einholen) to gain ground [over sb/sth]; (Fortschritte machen) to make headway [or progress]▶ [jdm/etw gegenüber] [verlorenen] \Boden gutmachen [o wettmachen] to make up [lost] ground [or to catch up] [on sb/sth]▶ sich akk auf schwankendem [o unsicherem] \Boden bewegen, auf schwankendem \Boden stehen to be on shaky ground figseine Argumente stehen auf schwankendem \Boden his arguments are built on weak foundations▶ [jdm/etw gegenüber] an \Boden verlieren to lose ground [to sb/sth]* * *der; Bodens, Böden1) (Erde) ground; soiletwas [nicht] aus dem Boden stampfen können — [not] be able to conjure something up [out of thin air]
2) (FußBoden) floorzu Boden fallen/sich zu Boden fallen lassen — fall/drop to the ground
der Boxer ging zu Boden — the boxer went down
jemanden zu Boden schlagen od. (geh.) strecken — knock somebody down; floor somebody; (fig.)
am Boden zerstört [sein] — (ugs.) [be] shattered (coll.)
3) o. Pl. (Terrain)[an] Boden gewinnen/verlieren — gain/lose ground
5) (DachBoden) loft* * *1. (Erdreich) soil;fruchtbarer/magerer Boden fertile/barren soil;lockerer/verdichteter Boden loose/compressed soil;sandiger/steiniger Boden sandy/stony ground;leichter/mittelschwerer/schwerer Boden light/loamy/heavy ( oder clayey) soil;durchlässiger/lehmiger Boden permeable/loamy soil;(wie Pilze) aus dem Boden schießen mushroom (up);Schadstoffe etcgelangen in den Boden get into the soil;ein Rat/eine Mahnung etcwie aus dem Boden gewachsen as if by magic;sie wäre am liebsten vor Scham in den Boden versunken she wished that the earth would open up and swallow her; → Grundfester Boden firm ground;zu Boden stürzen fall to the ground ( innen: floor);zu Boden gehen (beim Boxen etc) go down;etwas vom Boden aufheben pick sth up (off the ground);strecken knock sb down (to the ground), floor sb;die Augen zu Boden schlagen cast one’s eyes down (to the ground);jemanden zu Boden drücken konkret: pin ( oder press oder weigh) sb down; fig destroy sb, bear sb down;(festen) Boden fassen get a (firm) footing oder foothold; fig find one’s feet; Idee etc: take hold ( oder root);festen Boden unter den Füßen haben be standing on firm ground, be on terra firma;den Boden unter den Füßen verlieren konkret: lose one’s footing; (unsicher werden) be thrown off balance; fig get out of one’s depth;jemandem den Boden unter den Füßen wegziehen fig pull the rug out from under sb;schwankendem Boden bewegen be treading on slippery ground, be skating on thin ice;der Boden brannte ihm unter den Füßen fig things got too hot for him;den Boden für etwas bereiten prepare the ground for sth;am Boden zerstört umg (entsetzt) (completely) devastated; (erschöpft) completely drained, washed out;(an) Boden gewinnen/verlieren gain/lose ground;Boden zurückgewinnen make up for lost ground3. eines Gefäßes: bottom;eine Kiste etcmit doppeltem Boden with a false bottom;am Boden des Meeres on the sea(-)bed (US auch ocean floor)5. (Gebiet):auf britischem etcBoden on British etc soil;heiliger Boden holy ( oder consecrated) ground;heimatlicher Boden home territory6. fig (Grundlage) basis;auf dem Boden des Grundgesetzes stehen be within the Constitution;auf dem Boden der Tatsachen bleiben stick ( oder keep) to the facts;den Boden der Tatsachen verlassen get away from ( oder forget) the facts;einem Argument etcden Boden entziehen knock the bottom out of;Handwerk hat goldenen Boden you can’t go wrong if you learn a trade7. (Tortenboden) base8. (Dachboden) loft, attic; (Heuboden) hayloft; (Trockenboden) drying room; → Fass, Fußboden, Grund 1* * *der; Bodens, Böden1) (Erde) ground; soiletwas [nicht] aus dem Boden stampfen können — [not] be able to conjure something up [out of thin air]
2) (FußBoden) floorzu Boden fallen/sich zu Boden fallen lassen — fall/drop to the ground
jemanden zu Boden schlagen od. (geh.) strecken — knock somebody down; floor somebody; (fig.)
am Boden zerstört [sein] — (ugs.) [be] shattered (coll.)
3) o. Pl. (Terrain)[an] Boden gewinnen/verlieren — gain/lose ground
5) (DachBoden) loft* * *¨-- (von Gefäß) m.base n. ¨-- m.bottom n.floor n.ground n.land n.soil n. -
13 fortalecer
v.to strengthen.El alimento fortaleció a los bebés The food strengthened the babies.La convivencia fortaleció los lazos The retreat strengthened the bonds.* * *1 to fortify, strengthen1 to strengthen, become stronger* * *verbto fortify, strengthen* * *1. VT1) (=reforzar) [+ músculos, uña] to strengthen2) [+ divisa, sistema, posición] to strengthen2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <organismo/músculos> to strengthen, make... strongerb) <relación/amistad> to strengthenc) (Mil) ( reforzar) to reinforce2.fortalecerse v pron organismo/músculo to get stronger; espíritu to grow stronger* * *= boost, strengthen, empower, fortify, invigorate, bring + strength, beef up, cement, place + Nombre + on a firmer footing, buff up.Ex. If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.Ex. He proposes a research agenda that could strengthen archival appraisal and the profession's ability to document society.Ex. Literacy empowers people and can be a force for peace.Ex. Must she fortify herself with an arsenal of stratagems in order to survive?.Ex. This is a national project aimed at invigorating the rural economy through the introduction of agricultural and related technologies to farmers.Ex. A shift of emphasis from facts to people brings strength and purpose to library operations.Ex. The author advocates that the Canadian LA needs rehashing and beefing up = El autor postula que la Asociación de Bibliotecarios Canadiense necesita reestructurarse y fortalecerse.Ex. An in-house bulletin may serve to cement firm relationships with the library's personnel.Ex. Information security management has been placed on a firmer footing with the publication of standards by national bodies.Ex. As a general rule, you can ' buff up' your look by making your shoulders seem wider and your waist narrower.----* fortalecer el ego = provide + ego boost.* fortalecer la confianza = bolster + confidence, boost + Posesivo + confidence.* fortalecer la relación = strengthen + links.* fortalecer los cimientos = strengthen + foundations.* fortalecer los lazos = strengthen + links.* fortalecerse = draw + strength from, take + heart, gain + strength.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <organismo/músculos> to strengthen, make... strongerb) <relación/amistad> to strengthenc) (Mil) ( reforzar) to reinforce2.fortalecerse v pron organismo/músculo to get stronger; espíritu to grow stronger* * *= boost, strengthen, empower, fortify, invigorate, bring + strength, beef up, cement, place + Nombre + on a firmer footing, buff up.Ex: If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.
Ex: He proposes a research agenda that could strengthen archival appraisal and the profession's ability to document society.Ex: Literacy empowers people and can be a force for peace.Ex: Must she fortify herself with an arsenal of stratagems in order to survive?.Ex: This is a national project aimed at invigorating the rural economy through the introduction of agricultural and related technologies to farmers.Ex: A shift of emphasis from facts to people brings strength and purpose to library operations.Ex: The author advocates that the Canadian LA needs rehashing and beefing up = El autor postula que la Asociación de Bibliotecarios Canadiense necesita reestructurarse y fortalecerse.Ex: An in-house bulletin may serve to cement firm relationships with the library's personnel.Ex: Information security management has been placed on a firmer footing with the publication of standards by national bodies.Ex: As a general rule, you can ' buff up' your look by making your shoulders seem wider and your waist narrower.* fortalecer el ego = provide + ego boost.* fortalecer la confianza = bolster + confidence, boost + Posesivo + confidence.* fortalecer la relación = strengthen + links.* fortalecer los cimientos = strengthen + foundations.* fortalecer los lazos = strengthen + links.* fortalecerse = draw + strength from, take + heart, gain + strength.* * *fortalecer [E3 ]vt1 ‹organismo/músculos› to strengthen, make … strongerun ejercicio para fortalecer los muslos an exercise to tone up the thighs o to strengthen the thigh muscles2 ‹espíritu›una lectura para fortalecer el espíritu reading matter that is spiritually uplifting3 ‹relación/amistad› to strengthen4 ( Mil) (reforzar) to reinforce, strengthen1 «organismo/músculo» to get stronger2 «espíritu» to grow stronger* * *
fortalecer ( conjugate fortalecer) verbo transitivo ‹organismo/músculos/amistad› to strengthen
fortalecerse verbo pronominal [organismo/músculo] to get stronger
fortalecer verbo transitivo to fortify, strengthen
' fortalecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
reforzar
- endurecer
English:
build up
- spike
- stiffen
- strengthen
- build
- cement
- fortify
* * *♦ vtto strengthen;el acuerdo fortalecerá las relaciones entre los dos países the agreement will strengthen relations between the two countries* * *v/t tb figstrengthen* * *fortalecer {53} vt: to strengthen, to fortify* * *fortalecer vb to strengthen -
14 steigern
I v/t1. increase; (Spannung, Wirkung) auch heighten, intensify; (Wert) auch put up, enhance; (verbessern) improve, enhance; (verschlimmern) exacerbate; (Produktion, Tempo) increase, step up2. LING. compare; englische Adjektive steigert man auf „-er,-est“ oder „more, most“ the comparative and superlative of English adjectives are formed with „-er“ and „-est“ or „more“ and „most“II v/refl increase; (wachsen) auch grow; Preise: rise, go up, increase; Spannung: rise; auch Erregung: mount; (sich verbessern) improve (one’s performance); er kann sich noch steigern there’s room for improvement; im Finale konnte sie sich nochmals steigern in the final she succeeded in finding that extra something (Tennis etc.: in raising her game); siehe auch hineinsteigern* * *to climax; to enhance; to raise; to step up; to increase;sich steigernto climax* * *stei|gern ['ʃtaigɐn]1. vt1) (= erhöhen) to increase (auf +acc to, um bei); Wirkung to increase, to heighten; (= verschlimmern) Übel, Zorn to aggravate; (= verbessern) Leistung to improve3) (= ersteigern) to buy at an auction2. vito bid (um for)3. vr1) (= sich erhöhen) to increase; (Zorn, Übel) to be aggravated, to worsen2) (= sich verbessern) to improve3)(= hineinsteigern)
stéígern — to work oneself (up) into sth* * *1) (to increase (usually speed).) get up2) (to increase (an effect etc).) heighten3) (to increase: The firm must step up production.) step up* * *stei·gern[ˈʃtaigɐn]I. vt1. (erhöhen, verstärken)die Geschwindigkeit \steigern to increase speed, to acceleratedie Produktion \steigern to increase [or sep step up] production2. (verbessern)▪ etw \steigern to add to [or improve] sthdie Qualität \steigern to improve [or enhance] the quality3. LING▪ etw \steigern to compare sth, to form the comparative of sthII. vrgesteigertes Interesse/Misstrauen great interest/deep[ening] mistrust* * *1.transitives Verb1) increase <speed, value, sales, consumption, etc.> (auf + Akk. to); step up <demands, production, pace, etc.>; raise <standards, requirements>; (verstärken) intensify <fear, tension>; heighten, intensify < effect>; exacerbate < anger>2) (Sprachw.) compare < adjective>2.reflexives Verb1) <confusion, speed, profit, etc.> increase; <pain, excitement, tension> become more intense; <excitement, tension> mount; <hate, anger> grow, become more intense; < costs> escalate; < effect> be heightened or intensifiedsich od. seine Leistung[en] steigern — improve one's performance
sich [mehr und mehr] in einen Erregungszustand steigern — work oneself up into [more and more of] a state [of excitement]
* * *A. v/t1. increase; (Spannung, Wirkung) auch heighten, intensify; (Wert) auch put up, enhance; (verbessern) improve, enhance; (verschlimmern) exacerbate; (Produktion, Tempo) increase, step up2. LING compare;englische Adjektive steigert man auf „-er,-est“ oder „more, most“ the comparative and superlative of English adjectives are formed with “-er” and “-est” or “more” and “most”B. v/r increase; (wachsen) auch grow; Preise: rise, go up, increase; Spannung: rise; auch Erregung: mount; (sich verbessern) improve (one’s performance);er kann sich noch steigern there’s room for improvement;im Finale konnte sie sich nochmals steigern in the final she succeeded in finding that extra something (Tennis etc: in raising her game); → auch hineinsteigernauf +akk to)* * *1.transitives Verb1) increase <speed, value, sales, consumption, etc.> (auf + Akk. to); step up <demands, production, pace, etc.>; raise <standards, requirements>; (verstärken) intensify <fear, tension>; heighten, intensify < effect>; exacerbate < anger>2) (Sprachw.) compare < adjective>2.reflexives Verb1) <confusion, speed, profit, etc.> increase; <pain, excitement, tension> become more intense; <excitement, tension> mount; <hate, anger> grow, become more intense; < costs> escalate; < effect> be heightened or intensifiedsich od. seine Leistung[en] steigern — improve one's performance
sich [mehr und mehr] in einen Erregungszustand steigern — work oneself up into [more and more of] a state [of excitement]
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15 stabil
stabil adj 1. GEN sticky (Preise); firm, stable (Währung); 2. LOGIS, V&M, WIWI firm, stable (Währung)* * ** * *stabil
(Kurs) steady, (im Wert) standard;
• nicht stabil (Börse) technical;
• Preise stabil halten to keep prices on an even keel, to hold the line on prices;
• stabil werden (Markt) to grow steady;
• stabile Arbeitsmarktlage employment stabilization;
• stabile Börse steady market;
• stabile Löhne upstanding wages;
• stabile Preise firm (stable) prices;
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16 दृंह्
dṛiṉh
dṛihcl. 1. P. dṛíṉhati, to make firm, fix, strengthen RV. AV. VS. etc.. ;
(p. dṛiṉhántam AV. XII, 29);
Ā. - te, to be firm orﾠ strong RV. etc. (trans. = P. only in dṛiṉhéthe RV. VI, 67, 6,
andﾠ dṛiṉhāmahai ṠBr. II, 1, 9);
cl. 4. P. Ā. only Impf. dṛihya andﾠ - hyasva, be strong RV. ;
cl. 1. darhati, to grow Dhātup. XVII, 84 ;
pf. dadarha orﾠ dadṛiṉha;
p. Ā. dādṛihāṇá, fixing, holding RV. I, 130, 4; IV, 26, 6 ;
fixed, firm I, 85, 10 ;
aor. ádadṛihanta, they were fixed orﾠ firm X, 82, 1:
Caus. P. Ā. dṛiṉhayati, - te, to make firm, fix, establish AV. Kauṡ. Gobh.
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17 दृह्
dṛiṉh
dṛihcl. 1. P. dṛíṉhati, to make firm, fix, strengthen RV. AV. VS. etc.. ;
(p. dṛiṉhántam AV. XII, 29);
Ā. - te, to be firm orﾠ strong RV. etc. (trans. = P. only in dṛiṉhéthe RV. VI, 67, 6,
andﾠ dṛiṉhāmahai ṠBr. II, 1, 9);
cl. 4. P. Ā. only Impf. dṛihya andﾠ - hyasva, be strong RV. ;
cl. 1. darhati, to grow Dhātup. XVII, 84 ;
pf. dadarha orﾠ dadṛiṉha;
p. Ā. dādṛihāṇá, fixing, holding RV. I, 130, 4; IV, 26, 6 ;
fixed, firm I, 85, 10 ;
aor. ádadṛihanta, they were fixed orﾠ firm X, 82, 1:
Caus. P. Ā. dṛiṉhayati, - te, to make firm, fix, establish AV. Kauṡ. Gobh.
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18 vergrößern
I v/t1. enlarge2. FOT. enlarge, blow up; OPT., mit der Lupe etc.: magnifyII v/refl2. (anwachsen) grow, increase; Organ etc.: become enlarged; (sich erhöhen) rise; wir wollen uns vergrößern umg. (in ein größeres Haus, Büro etc. ziehen) we want to move to somewhere bigger* * *to blow up; to magnify; to amplify; to aggrandize; to swell; to enhance; to enlarge; to extend; to augment; to expand; to increase;sich vergrößernto increase* * *ver|grö|ßern [fɛɐ'grøːsɐn] ptp vergrößert1. vt(räumlich) Raum, Gebäude, Fläche, Gebiet to extend; Abstand auch, Vorsprung to increase; (größenmäßig, umfangmäßig) Maßstab, Wissen to enlarge, to increase; Bekanntenkreis to enlarge, to extend; Firma, Absatzmarkt to expand; Produktion to increase; Vollmachten to extend; (zahlenmäßig) Kapital, Mitgliederzahl, Anzahl to increase; (= verstärken) Einfluss, Not, Probleme, Schmerz etc to increase; Fotografie to enlarge, to blow up; (Lupe, Brille) to magnify2. vr(räumlich) to be extended; (Abstand, Vorsprung) to increase; (größenmäßig, umfangmäßig) (Maßstab) to be enlarged, to increase; (Wissen) to increase, to expand; (Bekanntenkreis) to be enlarged, to be extended; (Firma, Absatzmarkt) to expand; (Produktion) to increase; (Vollmachten) to be extended; (zahlenmäßig) to increase; (= sich verstärken) to increase; (Pupille, Gefäße) to dilate; (Organ) to become enlargedwir wollen uns vergrö́ßern (inf) — we want to move to a bigger place
3. vi(Lupe, Brille) to magnify; (Fotograf) to do enlarging* * *1) ((with to) to increase: His illness had added to their difficulties.) add2) (to reproduce on a larger scale (a photograph etc): We had the photograph enlarged.) enlarge3) (the act of magnifying (something).) magnification4) (to cause to appear greater: A telescope magnifies an image; to magnify one's troubles.) magnify* * *Ver·grö·ßern<-s>[fɛɐ̯ˈgrø:sɐn]2. INFORM zooming* * *1.transitives Verbsein Repertoire vergrößern — extend or increase or enlarge one's repertoire
2) (vermehren) increase3) (größer reproduzieren) enlarge <photograph etc.>2.reflexives Verb1) <firm, business, etc.> expand2) (zunehmen) increase3.intransitives Verb <lens etc.> magnify* * *A. v/t1. enlarge2. FOTO enlarge, blow up; OPT, mit der Lupe etc: magnifyB. v/rwir wollen uns vergrößern umg (in ein größeres Haus, Büro etc ziehen) we want to move to somewhere bigger* * *1.transitives Verbsein Repertoire vergrößern — extend or increase or enlarge one's repertoire
2) (vermehren) increase3) (größer reproduzieren) enlarge <photograph etc.>2.reflexives Verb1) <firm, business, etc.> expand2) (zunehmen) increase3.intransitives Verb <lens etc.> magnify* * *(maßstäblich) v.to scale up v. v.to accrete v.to augment v.to enlarge v.to extend v.to heighten v.to increase (in) v.to increase v.to magnify v.to zoom v. -
19 confuso
adj.1 confused, addled, bewildered, muddle-headed.2 confusing, perplexing, tangled, confusional.3 confused, blurry, blurred, obscure.4 confused, cluttered, disordered, mixed-up.* * *► adjetivo1 (ideas) confused2 (estilo etc) obscure, confused3 (recuerdos, formas) vague, blurred4 (mezclado) mixed up* * *(f. - confusa)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=poco claro) [ideas, noticias] confused; [recuerdo] hazy; [ruido] indistinct; [imagen] blurredtiene las ideas muy confusas — he has very confused ideas, his ideas are very mixed up
2) (=desconcertado) confusedno sé qué decir, estoy confuso — I don't know what to say, I'm overwhelmed
* * *- sa adjetivoa) <idea/texto/explicación> confused; < recuerdo> confused, hazy; < imagen> blurred, hazy; < información> confusedb) ( turbado) embarrassed, confused* * *= confusing, dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], distraught, in confusion of purpose, indistinct, muddled, entangled, topsy-turvy, puzzled, messy [messier -comp., messiest -sup.], puzzling, mixed up, confused, in a state of turmoil, clouded, in a spin, dishevelled [disheveled, -USA], in disarray, foggy [foggier -comp., foggiest -sup.], blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], confounding, garbled, indistinctive, nonplussed [nonplused], addled, in a fog, chaotic, disorderly, shambolic, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.], in a twirl, at sea, all over the place.Ex. The nature of the compilation of the code led to rather little consensus, and many alternative rules, which together made the code rather confusing.Ex. The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.Ex. Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.Ex. Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.Ex. The typescript will be fuzzy and indistinct without the smooth, firm surface which the backing sheet offers.Ex. This paper analyses and proposes practical solutions to key problems in on-line IR, particulary in relation to ill-defined and muddled information requirements, concept representation in searching and text representation in indexing.Ex. The rapid spreading of electronic mail, bulletin boards, and newsletters give rise to an entangled pattern of standards.Ex. At a later stage he may make up topsy-turvy stories with reversals of the pattern; finally he will improvise and impose hiw own.Ex. While scanning the area under supervision, the librarian may detect persons who appear restless or puzzled.Ex. The author discusses current attempts to organize electronic information objects in a world that is messy, volatile and uncontrolled.Ex. The argument for expressiveness is that it helps users to find their way through the systematic arrangement, which is sometimes puzzling to them.Ex. They are mixed up as the talk meanders about, apparently without conscious pattern.Ex. She sat a long time on the couch, confused, questioning, pushing her thoughts into new latitudes.Ex. Before long the teachers were in a state of turmoil over the issue.Ex. The article 'The clouded crystal ball and the library profession' explains how the concepts of knowledge utilisation and information brokering are beginning to have an impact on the definition of the librarian's role.Ex. The article is entitled 'Digital revolution leaves pharmacists in a spin'.Ex. Ironically, there are very few who have realized the capitalist dream of easy profits and the concept of a new knowledged-based economy now looks somewhat disheveled.Ex. Sometimes cataloguers access other libraries' OPACs in order to resolve difficult problems when important parts of the item being catalogued are missing or are in disarray.Ex. What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.Ex. On the other hand, a distinction that was thought to be quite clear turns out to be rather blurry.Ex. The need to control for the effect of confounding variables is central to empirical research in many disciplines.Ex. The client phoned in the afternoon to tell me that there was garbled data again in the large text field they use for notes.Ex. This research suggests that people are threatened by categorizations that portray them as too distinctive or too indistinctive.Ex. He was nonplussed when the crowd he expected protesting his policy of arresting illegal immigrants turned out to be seven.Ex. They were too addled to come to any definite conclusion.Ex. After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.Ex. Otherwise the situation would become chaotic.Ex. Empirical studies of decision making have found that the process is more disorderly than described in rational models.Ex. Hundreds of usually loyal fans booed and jeered as the tortured singer delivered a shambolic and apparently drunken performance.Ex. Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.Ex. I had never been to a professional golf tournament, and the excitement and action had my head in a twirl.Ex. This site seems to be giving tons of options and am completely at sea as to how to go about choosing the best one.Ex. Mr Hammond said the Liberal Democrats are ' all over the place' on the economy.----* de manera confusa = hazily.* estar confuso = be at sixes and sevens with, be at a nonplus, be all at sea.* masa confusa = mush.* resultar confuso = prove + confusing.* sentirse confuso = feel at + sea, be all at sea.* ser confuso = be deceiving.* surgir de un modo confuso = grow + like Topsy.* todo confuso = in a state of disarray.* * *- sa adjetivoa) <idea/texto/explicación> confused; < recuerdo> confused, hazy; < imagen> blurred, hazy; < información> confusedb) ( turbado) embarrassed, confused* * *= confusing, dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], distraught, in confusion of purpose, indistinct, muddled, entangled, topsy-turvy, puzzled, messy [messier -comp., messiest -sup.], puzzling, mixed up, confused, in a state of turmoil, clouded, in a spin, dishevelled [disheveled, -USA], in disarray, foggy [foggier -comp., foggiest -sup.], blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], confounding, garbled, indistinctive, nonplussed [nonplused], addled, in a fog, chaotic, disorderly, shambolic, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.], in a twirl, at sea, all over the place.Ex: The nature of the compilation of the code led to rather little consensus, and many alternative rules, which together made the code rather confusing.
Ex: The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.Ex: Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.Ex: Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.Ex: The typescript will be fuzzy and indistinct without the smooth, firm surface which the backing sheet offers.Ex: This paper analyses and proposes practical solutions to key problems in on-line IR, particulary in relation to ill-defined and muddled information requirements, concept representation in searching and text representation in indexing.Ex: The rapid spreading of electronic mail, bulletin boards, and newsletters give rise to an entangled pattern of standards.Ex: At a later stage he may make up topsy-turvy stories with reversals of the pattern; finally he will improvise and impose hiw own.Ex: While scanning the area under supervision, the librarian may detect persons who appear restless or puzzled.Ex: The author discusses current attempts to organize electronic information objects in a world that is messy, volatile and uncontrolled.Ex: The argument for expressiveness is that it helps users to find their way through the systematic arrangement, which is sometimes puzzling to them.Ex: They are mixed up as the talk meanders about, apparently without conscious pattern.Ex: She sat a long time on the couch, confused, questioning, pushing her thoughts into new latitudes.Ex: Before long the teachers were in a state of turmoil over the issue.Ex: The article 'The clouded crystal ball and the library profession' explains how the concepts of knowledge utilisation and information brokering are beginning to have an impact on the definition of the librarian's role.Ex: The article is entitled 'Digital revolution leaves pharmacists in a spin'.Ex: Ironically, there are very few who have realized the capitalist dream of easy profits and the concept of a new knowledged-based economy now looks somewhat disheveled.Ex: Sometimes cataloguers access other libraries' OPACs in order to resolve difficult problems when important parts of the item being catalogued are missing or are in disarray.Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.Ex: On the other hand, a distinction that was thought to be quite clear turns out to be rather blurry.Ex: The need to control for the effect of confounding variables is central to empirical research in many disciplines.Ex: The client phoned in the afternoon to tell me that there was garbled data again in the large text field they use for notes.Ex: This research suggests that people are threatened by categorizations that portray them as too distinctive or too indistinctive.Ex: He was nonplussed when the crowd he expected protesting his policy of arresting illegal immigrants turned out to be seven.Ex: They were too addled to come to any definite conclusion.Ex: After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.Ex: Otherwise the situation would become chaotic.Ex: Empirical studies of decision making have found that the process is more disorderly than described in rational models.Ex: Hundreds of usually loyal fans booed and jeered as the tortured singer delivered a shambolic and apparently drunken performance.Ex: Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.Ex: I had never been to a professional golf tournament, and the excitement and action had my head in a twirl.Ex: This site seems to be giving tons of options and am completely at sea as to how to go about choosing the best one.Ex: Mr Hammond said the Liberal Democrats are ' all over the place' on the economy.* de manera confusa = hazily.* estar confuso = be at sixes and sevens with, be at a nonplus, be all at sea.* masa confusa = mush.* resultar confuso = prove + confusing.* sentirse confuso = feel at + sea, be all at sea.* ser confuso = be deceiving.* surgir de un modo confuso = grow + like Topsy.* todo confuso = in a state of disarray.* * *confuso -sa1 ‹idea/texto› confused; ‹recuerdo› confused, hazy; ‹imagen› blurred, hazydio una explicación muy confusa he gave a very confused explanationlas noticias son confusas reports are confused2 (turbado) embarrassed, confused* * *
confuso◊ -sa adjetivo
‹ recuerdo› confused, hazy;
‹ imagen› blurred, hazy;
‹ información› confused
confuso,-a adjetivo
1 (idea, argumento, etc) confused, unclear
2 (desconcertado) confused, perplexed
' confuso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
confusa
- apabullar
- despistado
- enmarañado
English:
confused
- confusing
- flounder
- fuzzy
- garbled
- indistinct
- mixed-up
- muddy
- spin
- unclear
- foggy
- hazy
- muddled
* * *confuso, -a adj1. [poco claro] [clamor, griterío] confused;[contorno, forma, imagen] blurred; [explicación] confused2. [turbado] confused, bewildered;estar confuso to be confused o bewildered* * *adj confused* * *confuso, -sa adj1) : confused, mixed-up2) : obscure, indistinct* * *confuso adj1. (persona) confused2. (instrucciones, explicación, etc) confused / confusing -
20 variedad
f.1 variety.2 strain, variety, stock.* * *1 (diversidad) variety, diversity2 (clase, tipo) variety1 (espectáculo) variety show sing\en la variedad está el gusto variety is the spice of life* * *noun f.variety, diversity* * *SF1) (=diversidad) variety2) (Bio) variety3) pl variedades (Teat) variety show [sing]teatro de variedades — variety theatre, music hall, vaudeville theater (EEUU)
* * *a) ( diversidad) varietyb) (clase, especie) varietyc) variedades femenino plural (Espec) vaudeville (AmE), variety (BrE)espectáculo de variedades — vaudeville o variety show
* * *= breadth, breadth and depth, diversity, variety, varietal, gamut, latitude, choice, smorgasbord, range, strain.Ex. Legal bibliographies are prime research tools as they provide the breadth and background that might otherwise be unavailable.Ex. Stock breadth and depth and reader groups must also be considered.Ex. Given the diversity of filing practices, it is important to recognise the most common filing dilemmas.Ex. Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.Ex. The primary aim was to identify chemists who are experts in the agricultural production of plants and their varietal selection and the extraction of oils and balms from these plants.Ex. This gamut of information presents the indexer and user with problems in choosing access points for conference proceedings.Ex. Rules and procedures are firm, while policies, as guides, allow for latitude in their use.Ex. The most noticeable effect the advent of Islam had on Arab names was not so much on structure as on choice.Ex. The article 'Teaching reference by the smorgasbord method' describes in detail the 6 component features of teaching reference work.Ex. It is unavoidable in such cases that provision will be less adequate in range, balance, colleciton size or physical quality for a language in which little is published.Ex. The dynamism of a continent-wide free society drawn from many strains depended on more people having access to more knowledge to be used in more ways = El dinamismo de una sociedad continental libre compuesta de muchas razas dependía de que un mayor número de personas tuviera acceso a un mayor conocimiento para que se utilizara de más formas diferentes.----* aumentar en variedad = grow in + kind.* en la variedad está el gusto = variety is the spice of life.* teatro de variedades = variety theatre, vaudeville.* una amplia variedad de = a wide range of, a broad range of.* una espléndida variedad de = a panoply of.* una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.* una gran variedad de = a wide range of, a multiplicity of, a rich tapestry of, a plurality of, a broad variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.* una mayor variedad de = a wider canvas of.* una variedad de = a range of, a variety of, an array of, an assortment of, a spectrum of, a menu of, a diversity of, a palette of.* una variedad muy rica de = a treasure of.* variedad de colores = variegation.* variedad de, la = range of, the.* variedad de + Nombre = breadth of + Nombre.* * *a) ( diversidad) varietyb) (clase, especie) varietyc) variedades femenino plural (Espec) vaudeville (AmE), variety (BrE)espectáculo de variedades — vaudeville o variety show
* * *= breadth, breadth and depth, diversity, variety, varietal, gamut, latitude, choice, smorgasbord, range, strain.Ex: Legal bibliographies are prime research tools as they provide the breadth and background that might otherwise be unavailable.
Ex: Stock breadth and depth and reader groups must also be considered.Ex: Given the diversity of filing practices, it is important to recognise the most common filing dilemmas.Ex: Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.Ex: The primary aim was to identify chemists who are experts in the agricultural production of plants and their varietal selection and the extraction of oils and balms from these plants.Ex: This gamut of information presents the indexer and user with problems in choosing access points for conference proceedings.Ex: Rules and procedures are firm, while policies, as guides, allow for latitude in their use.Ex: The most noticeable effect the advent of Islam had on Arab names was not so much on structure as on choice.Ex: The article 'Teaching reference by the smorgasbord method' describes in detail the 6 component features of teaching reference work.Ex: It is unavoidable in such cases that provision will be less adequate in range, balance, colleciton size or physical quality for a language in which little is published.Ex: The dynamism of a continent-wide free society drawn from many strains depended on more people having access to more knowledge to be used in more ways = El dinamismo de una sociedad continental libre compuesta de muchas razas dependía de que un mayor número de personas tuviera acceso a un mayor conocimiento para que se utilizara de más formas diferentes.* aumentar en variedad = grow in + kind.* en la variedad está el gusto = variety is the spice of life.* teatro de variedades = variety theatre, vaudeville.* una amplia variedad de = a wide range of, a broad range of.* una espléndida variedad de = a panoply of.* una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.* una gran variedad de = a wide range of, a multiplicity of, a rich tapestry of, a plurality of, a broad variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.* una mayor variedad de = a wider canvas of.* una variedad de = a range of, a variety of, an array of, an assortment of, a spectrum of, a menu of, a diversity of, a palette of.* una variedad muy rica de = a treasure of.* variedad de colores = variegation.* variedad de, la = range of, the.* variedad de + Nombre = breadth of + Nombre.* * *1 (diversidad) varietyen este tema hay variedad de opiniones there are a variety of opinions on this subject, people hold many different o very different views on this subjecten la variedad está el gusto or (Col, Ven) el placer variety is the spice of life2 (clase, especie) varietyespectáculo de variedades vaudeville o variety showteatro de variedades vaudeville theater, variety theatre* * *
variedad sustantivo femenino
b)
variedad sustantivo femenino
1 variety
una gran variedad de opiniones, a wide range o variety of opinions
2 (espectáculo) variedades, variety show, US vaudeville
' variedad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
extensa
- extenso
- variada
- variado
- miscelánea
- riqueza
English:
array
- assortment
- romaine lettuce
- strain
- variety
- breed
- drug
- engage
- vary
- wide
* * *♦ nf1. [diversidad] variety;hay gran variedad de modelos there is a wide variety of models2. [de planta] variety;[de animal] breed♦ variedades nfplTeatro variety, Br music hall;* * *f variety;variedades pl vaudeville sg, Br variety sg* * *variedad nfdiversidad: variety, diversity* * *
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